Greenland mineral exploration history

Christiansen, Flemming G.

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“…225 selskaber, ca. 700 efterforskningslicenser og 12 udnyttelsestilladelser (Christiansen, 2022). På olieområdet er de vigtigste nøgledata allerede tilgaengelige i Christiansen (2011Christiansen ( , 2021.…”

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“…Der har vaeret adskillige småminer i Grønland før 2. verdenskrig (Secher, 2004(Secher, , 2008. I perioden efter 2. verdenskrig har der i alt vaeret ni miner, hvoraf to stadig er aktive (Christiansen, 2022;Secher, 2008). En lille håndfuld projekter vil evt.…”

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“…kunne udvikle sig til aktiv minedrift i løbet af de kommende 5−10 år afhaengig af prisudviklingen på de pågaeldende råstoffer. I analysen af efterforskningsaktiviteter, omfang af investeringer og den politiske og ejermaessige ramme er der brugt samme inddeling som anvendt af Christiansen (2022), der fokuserede på de tekniske, økonomiske og geologiske detaljer.…”

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“…Med en finansieringsmodel med mange offentlige partnere, og en stor egenindsats af forskere på Københavns Universitet, GGU og Risø er det vanskeligt at opgøre omkostningerne hertil praecist, men de skønnes at vaere højere end 0,5 mia. DKK (Christiansen, 2022).…”

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“…200 mio. DKK i de to selskaber; med salg og køb til DONG har statens forretningsmodel vaeret anderledes, men reelt i samme størrelsesorden (Christiansen, 2022). I de senere år er der foretaget yderligere offentlige investeringer i mineralefterforskning gennem Greenland Ventures (nu med nyt navn, Nalik Ventures), den grønlandske pensionskasse SISA og danske Vaekstfonden, indtil videre ca.…”

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Grønlands mineral- og olieefterforskningshistorie i internationalt politisk perspektiv

Getreuer¹

2023

Internasjonal Politikk

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Samspil mellem råstof-, selvstændigheds- og udenrigspolitik er vigtigt i samarbejdet mellem Grønland og Danmark. Mulige indtægter fra råstofudnyttelse har tidligere været en central del af selvstændighedspolitikken i Grønland, men fokus er nu ændret mod det udenrigspolitiske. Grønland har en lang mine- og mineralefterforskningshistorie, men der er relativt få projekter, som har givet stor samfundsmæssig gevinst. Olieefterforskningshistorien har været mere sporadisk med nogle få hektiske perioder i 1970’erne og i det nye årtusinde. Aktiviteterne har haft stor international bevågenhed, både i perioden med dansk myndighed før 1979, i perioden med fælles beslutningskompetence, og nu hvor Grønland siden 2009 har haft ansvaret for lovgivning og administration. Investeringerne i henholdsvis olie- og mineralefterforskning i Grønland er af nogenlunde samme størrelsesorden, men der er meget stor forskel på den involverede industri og effekten på det grønlandske samfund. I perioder har der været interesse for strategisk vigtige råstoffer, under og efter 2. verdenskrig især kryolit og uran og i de senere år sjældne jordarter. Råstofferne indgår i et kompliceret geopolitisk spil mellem USA, EU og Kina, hvor Grønland forsøger at opnå yderligere udenrigspolitisk indflydelse i forhold til Danmark. Abstract in EnglishGreenland mineral and petroleum exploration history in international political perspectiveGreenland has a long mining and mineral exploration history. Despite significant political interest and investments, only few projects have been economically successful. Petroleum exploration has been more sporadic with hectic activity in the 1970’ties and in the new Millenium. Costs for exploration are in the same order for minerals and petroleum exploration but with large differences in the involved industry, the national companies and the effect on Greenland society and politics. Throughout history there has always been strong political focus on resources in Greenland, both in periods with Danish authority before 1979, in the period with joint competence, and after Greenland took over full legislation and administration in 2009. Possible income from resource exploitation has always been a central part of the independence policy in Greenland but focus is changing towards foreign policy. In some periods other countries have shown interest for strategically important raw materials, especially cryolite and uranium during and after World War II, and in later years Rare Earth Elements. Greenland resources are part of a complicated geopolitical game between the US, EU, and China, and where Greenland is challenging the foreign policy of the Kingdom of Denmark and prepares for independence.

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Glacial energy futures? The history of unbuilt hydropower in Greenland from the 1950s to the 1970s

Priebe

2024

Water Hist

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This article examines how and by whom the future of glacial energy was imagined in Greenland between the 1950s and 1970s, with a specific emphasis on the intersection of discourses of energy and political autonomy. The focus lies on the years from 1953, marking the end of Greenland’s colonial status and its integration into the realm of its former colonial authority, Denmark, until 1979, when the Greenland Home Rule Agreement was enacted. The futures of hydropower are explored through the lens of energy imaginaries, a notion that underscores the interconnectedness between different forms of energy and the organization of social structures. These imaginaries revolving around hydropower circulated in the public-political space in Greenland decades prior to when the first operational hydropower plant came online in 1993. Through a historical empirical analysis, this article identifies the energy imaginaries linked to envisioned hydropower and delineates key phases of their emergence. It also discusses these envisioned futures of hydropower in the historical context of Arctic oil exploration and Greenland’s strivings toward political autonomy. The energy imaginaries of hydropower, especially glacial hydropower generated adjacent to Greenland’s inland icesheet, built on a long-term timeline and autonomous society, in contrast to the oil development that was favoured by Danish authorities at the time. Ultimately, it was the considerations of the sources and scale of the necessary investments that deferred the implementation of hydropower until the late 1980s. However, the groundwork for viewing Greenland’s water resources as a cornerstone for its future independence had been laid.

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Drilling history of Greenland – Exploration for minerals and petroleum, and scientific projects

Christiansen,

Whitehead,

Bojesen-Koefoed

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The Extractive Industries and Society

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Greenland mineral exploration history

Cited by 7 publications

References 50 publications

Grønlands mineral- og olieefterforskningshistorie i internationalt politisk perspektiv

Grønlands mineral- og olieefterforskningshistorie i internationalt politisk perspektiv

Glacial energy futures? The history of unbuilt hydropower in Greenland from the 1950s to the 1970s

Drilling history of Greenland – Exploration for minerals and petroleum, and scientific projects

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