MINING for its own sake and , with 70 new plants under construction round the world and 183 planned within the next decade , it will be needed . The country is centrally located between North America and Europe , both home to important uranium importers . “ We know more about the geology of southern Greenland than about the north-west , in the area around the American air base at Thule for example , where more work needs to be done ,” said Stendal , “ but the largest uranium deposits in the world are in Canada where the geological environment is exactly the same as in the Thule region of Greenland .”
Stendal is emphatic that Greenland has the ability to make a significant mark on the global market for critical minerals . The presence of uranium stood in the way of other minerals than
TRUE NORTH GEMS
Likely to be the first producing mine of Greenland ’ s new mining era , True North Gems ’ Aappaluttoq Ruby Project is coming on stream at the right time for the ruby market , which is worth $ 2.1 billion annually . The mine is now fully permitted . True North was awarded an exclusive 30 year exploitation ( mining ) licence effective March 10 2014 . The mine is currently under construction .
SUPPLIER PROFILE
Air Greenland has over 50 years of experience in flying in the Arctic . We operate a versatile fleet from the large Airbus-A330 to the small AS350 helicopter .
For us , it is routine to work in remote regions where there is a sketchy infrastructure and a challenging climate . When you charter from Air Greenland , you not only get aircraft that are optimized for Arctic conditions , and pilots that know every corner of this vast country . You get more . As an Air Greenland customer you will also benefit from the fact that we are part of the Greenlandic society . www . airgreenland . com / charter
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