Canadian Anortech will apply for exploitation license in 2027

Canadian mineral resources company Anortech continues to develop its anorthosite project in the license area it calls "Grønne Bjerg", located in Nuup Kangerlua about 80 km from Nuuk.

A recent Linkedin post from the company's CEO Jim Cambon, who also recently participated in the self-government's Greenland Day at the raw materials fair in Toronto, states that the company expects to submit an application for an exploitation license in 2027.

Almost 25 years of experience in Greenland

Director Jim Cambon has almost 25 years of experience with raw material exploration and extraction in Greenland.

From 2007-2024 he was involved in Hudson Resources, which in 2015 was awarded an extraction license for anorthosite from White Mountain near Kangerlussuaq. Anothosite is used, among other things, in the production of fiberglass and in paint.

In 2024, Jim Cambon gave up his share in the White Mountain project, to instead focus on the exploration license in Nuup Kangerlua, where the company has found anorthosite in large quantities and of high purity. The project is expected to operate as a quarry, where no chemicals or water are used.

Application for exploitation license

According to Jim Cambon, the company has just blasted a test area, and the next step is a resource drilling, which they expect to carry out this year.

– Once the environmental impact assessment and resource definition are completed, we expect to be able to submit an application for an exploitation license in 2027. Consultation with the local community will be a central part of this process, Jim Cambon says.

Logistics are challenging

According to the company, operating in arctic conditions and severe weather conditions is not a challenge for them. The challenge is rather the logistics.

– The challenge is not so much the variable weather conditions, but rather the logistics of moving materials and people in and out of the region in a cost-effective manner, says Jim Cambon.

The Canadian company Anortech is the third mineral resource company in Greenland to see opportunities in the white rock anorthosite. In 2025, Greenland Anorthosite Mining received an exploitation permit for anorthosite from their Piiaaffik Itersarmiut Allit license area northeast of Qeqertarsuatsiaat, and back in 2015, Lumina Sustainable Materials received an exploitation permit for anorthosite from White Mountain near Kangerlussuaq.