Greenland government starts consultation on Kvanefjeld
The Greenland government has begun consultations on the Kvanefjeld rare earths and uranium mine.
Last month, the Naalakkersuisut [Government of Greenland] approved the initiation of the public consultation on the Environmental Impact Assessment report and the Social Impact Assessment report on Greenland Minerals A/S' rare earths project at Kuannersuit.
Greenland Minerals have previously said, 'The Kvanefjeld deposit contains a large low-grade uranium resource, of which a significant proportion is hosted within the main RE minerals. To produce a high-purity intermediate RE product it is necessary to remove the uranium via a uranium recovery circuit. The uranium will be recovered as uranium peroxide (UO4) and will meet the specifications set by uranium conversion facilities'.
The consultation period will end on 12 March 2021. Documents can be viewed via this link.
