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Greenland Untapped: Breaking China's Mineral Monopoly (Video)

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Greenland's untapped reserves of critical minerals beckon.

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Video courtesy of Tom Vaillant.

Donald Trump's Greenland purchase plan is back in the headlines. The reason? A supply crisis, for the minerals that power our world. Greenland holds 10% of global rare earth deposits—minerals that China currently monopolizes and just banned from export to the U.S.


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