NEW GREENLAND LEADERS MAYBE TOUGHEN ISLAND’S STANCE OVER MINING CONCESSIONS
March 1st, 2013
THE INTERNATIONAL mining community may have to negotiate harder and pay more to secure mining concessions in mineral-rich Greenland after the opposition won the autonomous territory’s general election on Tuesday.The left-leaning Siumut party is now expected to head a new ruling coalition in partnership with the centre-right Atassut and green-tinged Partii Inuit. With 42.9% of the vote Siumut is expected to dominate policy; its leader Aleqa Hammond becoming Prime Minister.Siumut is viewed as less supportive of foreign mining interests than the outgoing ...
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