Kringlerne Rare earth Deposit
- March 3, 2021
- Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
- Category: DPN Topics
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Kringlerne Rare earth Deposit
Subject: World Geography
Context: The Greenland, a self-governing territory of the Kingdom o Denmark is witnessing bad side of green power derived from Rare earth
Concept:
- The world’s biggest island has huge resources of metals known as ‘rare earths,’ used to help power equipment such as wind turbines and electric vehicles.
- Warming temperatures are melting away ice sheets, making Greenland’s riches more accessible.
- The most important known REE deposits of Greenland are in the world-class Kvanefjeld and Kringlerne deposits.