Overview
- President Donald Trump renewed threats to act "the easy way or the hard way" to obtain Greenland, framing control of the island as a strategic necessity to counter China.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio is scheduled to meet Danish officials this week, and the White House has held talks with miner Amaroq about potential financing tools such as offtake agreements and infrastructure support.
- Companies including Critical Metals Corp report fresh inquiries from tech investors, with share prices jumping, yet most Greenland projects remain in exploration and would require large capital and long timelines.
- Experts cite harsh Arctic conditions, scarce infrastructure, complex ore types such as eudialyte, and strict rules including a uranium ban as key obstacles to commercial rare-earth production.
- Analysts caution Greenland’s resources are unlikely to ease U.S. rare-earth supply risks soon, urging focus on advanced projects elsewhere as China continues to dominate mining and processing.