Greenland holds vast reserves of rare earths that power everything from electric vehicles to military tech. As the world races to loosen China\u2019s grip on critical minerals, this Arctic island is emerging as a new battleground, where extreme conditions, soaring costs, and local resistance stand in the way. Can Greenland become the next global player in the resource race?<\/p>\n
00:00 – Intro
\n02:02 – Farming vs. Uranium Mining
\n03:42 – What Are Rare Earth Materials
\n05:50 – History of Mining in Greenland
\n06:26 – Inside the Only Fully Open Mine in Greenland
\n11:42 – The High Cost of Mining in the Arctic
\n13:10 – Why China Dominates Rare Earth Supply
\n14:36 – Can Greenland Compete With China?
\n16:47 – A Former Danish Colony
\n17:28 – Trump and the Fight Over Greenland
\n18:52 – Danish Military
\n20:22 – \u2018Greenland Is Not For Sale\u2019
\n21:42 – Who Benefits From Mining Greenland
\n25:15 – Credits<\/p>\n
Read “Greenlanders tell us Trump’s talk of buying the island crossed a line”: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4tffPos<\/a> <\/p>\n “A Greenland group is selling ‘Make America Go Away’ hats for charity \u2014 and Americans are buying the most”: https:\/\/bit.ly\/3M5k595<\/a> <\/p>\n —————————————————— AWARD-WINNING INSIDER DOCS AND VIDEOS: Business Insider tells you all you need to know about business, finance, tech, retail, and more.<\/p>\n Visit our homepage for the top stories of the day: https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com<\/a> Inside The Race To Unlock Greenland\u2019s Rare Earths | Insider Docs | Business Insider<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Greenland holds vast reserves of rare earths that power everything from electric vehicles to military tech. As the world races<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":86181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86166"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86166\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n#greenland #mining #naturalresources #rareearthelements #InsiderDocs<\/p>\n
\nThe Man Who Feeds Gaza’s Children
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/FsNEasL2zp0<\/a>
\nHow Millions Are Trapped In Modern-Day Slavery At Brick Kilns In Pakistan
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/oAOypGQdzGU<\/a>
\nThe True Cost Of Mining Electric Car Battery Metals
\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/dEMKVFbO5V0<\/a> <\/p>\n
\nBusiness Insider on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/businessinsider<\/a>
\nBusiness Insider on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/businessinsider<\/a>
\nBusiness Insider on Twitter: https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/businessinsider<\/a>
\nBusiness Insider on Snapchat: https:\/\/www.snapchat.com\/discover\/Business_Insider\/5319643143<\/a>
\nBusiness Insider on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/<\/a>@businessinsider<\/p>\n