DENMARK PARLIAMENT WILL VOTE ON ALLOWING A GREENLAND REQUEST TO MINE URANIUM
January 1st, 2013 The Danish government’s spokesman for Greenland affairs has told Metal Bulletin the Danish parliament is prepared to vote on whether to allow the Arctic autonomous territory to mine uranium. An existing law prevents any uranium from being mined in the Kingdom of Denmark, including its autonomous territories of Greenland and the Faroe Islands. While their administrations have control over mining rights, because uranium is also considered a security and defence issue, a kingdom-wide ban applies.However, Flemming Møller Mortensen the Danish government’s ...
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