Greenland votes, split on rare earth metals mining
The outcome of parliamentary elections could seal the fate of one of the world s richest uranium and rare earth minerals deposits.
The Kvanefjeld mine could hold the largest deposit of rare-earth metals outside China
Greenlanders cast their ballots in an early parliamentary election on Tuesday.
The result could decide whether the Kvanefjeld mine project gets the go-ahead in the semiautonomous Danish territory.
The country s ruling social democratic Siumut and main opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) parties are split on the issue, Siumut arguing in favor and IA against.
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