Mining by country

Mining in Greenland

What Greenland mines: graphite (natural), niobium, rare earths, tantalum and zirconium (zircon). Below: 6 projects held by listed companies.

Mineral rents0%of GDP, 2020. Higher than 0% of countries.
Ores and metals0.1%of merchandise exports, 2018.
On our globe66 projects held by listed companies.
Governance, World Bank WGI 2025
  • Rule of law+1.59above 93% of countries
  • Political stability+0.79above 71% of countries
  • Regulatory quality+1.07above 87% of countries
  • Control of corruption+1.48above 90% of countries
Estimates from −2.5 to +2.5; the bar sits at the country's score.

Projects held by listed companies

ProjectCompanyMineralsStage
Amitsoq Graphite Project (Amitsoq Island deposit and Kalaaq)GreenRoc Strategic MaterialsGraphite (natural)Development
Amitsoq graphite (GreenRoc Strategic Materials, investment)Arkadian Strategic MetalsGraphite (natural)Development
Motzfeldt Critical Metals Project (Aries deposit, Merino and Voskop prospects)Arkadian Strategic MetalsNiobium, Rare earths, Tantalum, Zirconium (zircon)Exploration
Thule Black Sands Ilmenite Project (TBS)GreenRoc Strategic MaterialsTitanium mineralsExploration
Inglefield Land multi-element projectGreenRoc Strategic MaterialsCobalt, Copper, GoldClosed
Melville Bay Iron ProjectGreenRoc Strategic MaterialsIron oreClosed

By mineral

Cobalt minesCopper minesGold minesGraphite (natural) minesIron ore minesNiobium minesRare earths minesTantalum minesTitanium minerals minesZirconium (zircon) mines

World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.