October
A trip to Greenland isn’t complete without doing this
Of all the activities on this Arctic voyage, nothing beats flying across the ice on a dog sled.
- Jane Cornwell
January
Greenland is losing more ice than we thought
The additional loss comes from an area previously unaccounted for in estimates: ice lost at a glacier’s edges.
- Kasha Patel and Chris Mooney
December 2021
How an Aussie zinc miner switched horses from China to the US
Ironbark Zinc has won $US657m from US government lender EXIM Bank for its Greenland mine, profiting from the West’s desire to curb China’s global influence.
- Hans van Leeuwen
March 2021
How a Perth geologist convinced Trump to buy Greenland
Australia is playing an outsized role in Greenland’s rare earth boom, where escalating big power, Arctic competition and a snap election may decide the fate of two Perth-based companies.
- Jacob Greber
March 2021
Perth-based miner sweats on snap election in Greenland
Greenland Minerals said the Greenland vote, precipitated by a political row over the Australian company’s planned uranium and rare earth mine, wasn’t a “binary” issue.
- Jacob Greber
August 2019
US senator met Denmark's ambassador over Greenland sale
Republican senator Tom Cotton says he suggested to Donald Trump that he buy Greenland for its economic and national security potential.
- Nicholas Wu
Ice retreat turns Arctic into strategic, economic hotspot
The US, Russia and China are lining up to raid an Aladdin's Cave of oil, natural gas and rare earth minerals. Reports from Tasiilaq, Greenland, Berlin, New York and Bejing.
- David Rising, Cathy Bussewitz, Joe McDonald and Seth Borenstein
- Opinion
- Trump's America
The US buying Greenland is not as dumb as it sounds
The Louisiana Purchase, as it’s known, has gone down in history as one of the cannier things a US president has done.
- Jonn Elledge
- Opinion
- Trump's America
So you want to buy Greenland, Mr Trump? Let’s talk terms
Europeans are happy to discuss selling Greenland. We only have one condition: some of America in return. Don't worry - you can keep Wyoming, Alabama and all the places where six-week old foetuses have the right to buy assault rifles.
- Henry Mance
'An insult': Fury in Denmark after Trump cancels visit
Danish politicians have blasted Donald Trump after he bizarrely declared he wanted to buy Greenland, then cancelled his visit after prime minister Mette Frederiksen informed him it was not for sale.
- Rick Noack
Trump postpones Denmark trip after PM declines to sell him Greenland
The move comes two days after Trump said owning Greenland, a self-governing country that is part of the kingdom of Denmark, 'would be nice' for the US, strategically.
- Updated
- Felicia Sonmez, Anne Gearan and Damian Paletta
Puzzled aides cool on Trump's push to buy Greenland
As with many of Donald Trump's internal musings, aides are waiting for more direction before they decide how seriously they should look into it.
- Damian Paletta and Colby Itkowitz