Three weeks ago, the American news outlet Business Insider launched a longer TV segment about Greenland under the headline “Why Mining in Greenland is so Hard”. The segment, which can be viewed on YouTube, has so far been viewed more than 300,000 times.
The 25-minute feature includes sheep farmer Tupaarnaq Kleist, director of Lumina Sustainable Materials Bent Olsvig Jensen, head of the Arctic Command Søren Andersen, mining engineer and influencer Qupanuk Olsen and Naalakkersuisoq Minister of Industry, Mineral Resources, Energy, Justice and Equality Naaja H. Nathanielsen, each of whom talks about the opportunities and challenges of the mining industry in Greenland.
A geological paradise
In addition, the American director of GreenMet Drew Horn participates, who in the feature tells about his work for the first Trump administration and how he now specializes in connecting American investors with projects in Greenland.
In the clip, Drew Horn is seen sitting in his office in Washington, during a telephone conversation with an unnamed person who excitedly tells Drew Horn: “I expect you to come in and talk to the president at some point soon.”
Drew Horn himself says in the clip that he believes Greenland is the land of opportunity – a geological paradise that could become one of the most important areas for rare earth development in the near future.
Trillions of dollars
“We’re looking at trillions of dollars in resources, and we have a ton of investors ready to build it,” says Drew Horn.
Furthermore, Drew Horn is seen in South Greenland with a large rock in his hand, which appears to be from the Tanbreez license area. It further states that “Drew Horn is helping the company attract investors to the project”
– We believe that this is one of the most important rare earth deposits in the world, and our goal is to start mining some of the deposits within 12-18 months, says Drew Horn, who later also states that “if there are any who question my ability to deliver, I will say: Let me show it”.
We do not have a collaboration
The founder and long-time CEO of Tanbreez, Greg Barnes, is not nearly as enthusiastic about the feature.
He tells Sermitsiaq that Drew Horn did indeed have a collaboration with Critical Metals Corporation, which is in the process of taking over Tanbreez, but that the collaboration ended after a few months because Drew Horn could not deliver what he had promised.
– Drew Horn has never worked for Tanbreez. He approached Critical Metals Corporation and said he could raise millions of dollars for the project. But that turned out not to be true at all, so he was fired, says Greg Barnes to Sermitsiaq.
Sermitsiaq has tried to get Drew Horn to talk to him about his work for Critical Metals Corporation, but he has not returned our inquiries.
