Greenland Minerals
| File:Greenland Minerals logo.png | |
| Company type | Proprietary limited company |
|---|---|
| ASX: GGG | |
| Industry | Rare-earth minerals exploration |
| Headquarters | Perth, Australia |
| Website | https://www.ggg.gl |
Greenland Minerals Limited, formerly Greenland Minerals and Energy Limited,[1] is an Australian exploration and mining company focusing on acquisition, exploration, and development of its license area over the northern ilimaussaq intrusive complex in Greenland. GGG currently aims at exploring of its flagship project, Kvanefjeld project, in Southern Greenland.[2]
Kvanefjeld project
The Kvanefjeld project is located near the southwest of Greenland consisting of multi-element deposit including rare-earth elements (REE), zinc, and uranium, within marginal phases of the ilimaussaq intrusive complex.[3] As at February 2015, the project has defined a total resource of 673 Mt @ 10,900 ppm TREO, 248 ppm U3O8, 10,000 ppm REO, 881 ppm Y2O3, 2,270 ppm Zn which contained 7.34 Mt TREO, 368 Mlbs U3O8, 1.53 Mt Zn using 150 ppm U3O8 cut-off. The project shows higher grade portions located close to the ground surface. GGG aims to produce light and heavy RE concentrates, zinc concentrate, uranium concentrate, large-scale output, and long life of mine in the project area.[3]
2021 Greenlandic general election
The company's plans became a significant political issue in the 2021 Greenlandic general election.[4][5] The Inuit Ataqatigiit party called for a moratorium on uranium mining, putting into question the wider rare earth mining project, whilst the Siumut party voiced support, citing economic growth as a key reason.[6][7][8] In a survey to determine the public opinion on mining in the Kvanefjeld deposit, 63% opposed such activity, of which 45% were very much against.[9]
In 2016, a Chinese company, Shenghe Resources Holding Co Ltd became the largest shareholder in Greenland Minerals Limited with a 11% share.[10]
References
- ^ Change of Company Name 8 June 2018
- ^ "Greenland Minerals and Energy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Greenland Minerals Company Presentation - April 2011" (PDF). Retrieved 1 April 2011.
- ^ "Greenland's leftwing anti-mine party wins snap election". The Guardian. Associated Press. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Greenlanders head to polls in snap election". Arctic Today. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Breum, Martin (25 February 2021). "Greenland's snap election exposes global mineral demand". EUobserver. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ "Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine". Associated Press. 6 April 2021. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Quinn, Colm (6 April 2021). "Greenland's Rare-Earth Election". Foreign Policy. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Lindstrøm, Merete (5 April 2021). "Meningsmåling: 63 procent er mest imod Kuannersuit". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ Treadgold, Tim. "Trump Might Want to Buy Greenland But His Nemesis, China, Is There Before Him". Forbes. Retrieved 5 September 2019.