Harsh terrain, high costs cloud Trump’s Greenland rare earth ambitions
Despite Donald Trump’s push to control Greenland for rare earths, experts warn climate change, lack of key infrastructure, complex geology and high costs mean mining could take years, if it happens at all.
Greenland’s harsh environment, lack of key infrastructure and difficult geology have so far prevented anyone from building a mine to extract the sought-after rare earth elements that many high-tech products require. Even if President Donald Trump pre... [6024 chars]
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