Greenland govt to scrap rare earth mine

By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
Updated September 18 2021 - 2:05am, first published 2:00am
Kvanefjeld contains radioactive uranium which locals fear could harm Greenland's environment.
Kvanefjeld contains radioactive uranium which locals fear could harm Greenland's environment.

Greenland's new government is preparing legislation that will ban uranium mining and cease development of the Kvanefjeld mine, one of the biggest rare earth deposits in the world, the country's mineral resources minister says.

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