Greenland has firmly turned down offers from U.S. President Donald Trump, choosing instead to give a 30-year mining license to a European group for digging up anorthosite. This important decision shows Greenland’s independent way of handling its resources and its preference for working with European partners instead of the United States.
According to Newsweek, the license was given to Greenland Anorthosite Mining (GAM), allowing them to extract anorthosite, a type of rock made mostly of aluminum, micro silica, and calcium. This mineral will be used in the fiberglass industry and could be an alternative to bauxite in making aluminum for airplanes, cars, and military equipment. GAM is a Danish-French partnership supported by the French company Jean Boulle Group and real estate investment firms from Denmark and Greenland.
