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Why Greenland's natural resources are nearly impossible to mine

35 points by Digit-Al

by 1970-01-01

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I find it funny that they could simply exit the Antarctic treaty and take over Antarctica and gain more value. There's plenty of good stuff under that ice too. It's very likely that it's got his favorite mineral of all: gold.

by david-gpu

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I hope we can at least avoid the sanewashing.
> President Donald Trump has renewed his efforts to take over Greenland, and tapping into the Danish territory’s natural resources is a key part of the strategy.
It is not "taking over" or "annexing". It is invading. A military ally, at that.
And it is not "tapping into [...] natural resources". It is plundering their natural resources.
None of these hypotheticals are consensual. There is no plan for a freely agreed-upon bilateral agreement. This is about invading and pillaging a foreign land. Whether it is Greenland, Canada, or any other country.

by clickety_clack

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by ethagknight

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This a garbage article written by a non expert trying to write smug sound bites for Stephen Colbert (as the author himself admits) for why Greenland isn’t desirable. clearly not aware of the exotic efforts we go to when extracting natural resources.
“Its under a lot of ice” well ice is easier to get through than rock, I’ll tell you that!
“It’s too dark and cold” ehh watch some videos about working on oil rigs or icebreakers
Hard to fathom for a person who sits behind a keyboard for a living, but others are willing to do this kind of work in a heartbeat for the right amount of money