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The president’s comments about taking control of Greenland, many analysts say, have a lot to do with the rare earth mining potential under that territory’s ice sheet.
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
The Greenland ice sheet alone is estimated to be shedding about 270 billion tons of ice per year.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Large deposits of critical and rare earth minerals buried beneath the island’s ice sheets could also potentially be used to manufacture consumer electronics.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
What surprised the research team the most was how much life was living beneath the ice sheet.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 18 Apr. 2025
The Greenland ice sheet alone is estimated to be shedding about 270 billion tons of ice per year.
—Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Large deposits of critical and rare earth minerals buried beneath the island’s ice sheets could also potentially be used to manufacture consumer electronics.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 10 Apr. 2025
What surprised the research team the most was how much life was living beneath the ice sheet.
—Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 1 Apr. 2025
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“Ice sheet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ice%20sheet. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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