DENMARK SUPPORTS GREENLAND’S MINERAL DEVELOPMENT PUSH
June 1st, 2011
BY GERARD O'DWYER
DENMARK'S ambition to expand what it regards as sovereign territorial rights over mineral deposits in the Arctic regions around its Greenland and Faroe Islands dependent territories is certain to interest other northern countries, including Canada, the United States and Russia.
Mindful how climate change, and a melting ice-cap, could facilitate greater access to areas with potential mineral exploration and commercialisation potential, Denmark intends to adopt a twin-track economic and security approach to protect and exploit Arctic mineral ...
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