Bezos, Bloomberg, Bill Gates ... Billionaires "treasure hunt" on Greenland Island

[Global Times Comprehensive Report] With the global warming, the thick ice on the Greenland Island in the Arctic region began to melt and expose the ground. Ironically, Greenland Island under the climate crisis is ushered in a wave of billionaire investment in "treasure hunt". According to CNN reports on the 8th, billionaires including Amazon founder Besos, financial media giants Bloomberg, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, etc., all saw Greenland Island It may be rich in nickel -cobalt resources, while nickel -cobalt is an indispensable important mineral of the key industries such as new energy vehicles and energy storage equipment.

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It is reported that a California startup has been supported by a lot of rich funds. It is cooperating with the British mining giant Bluejay Mining to launch mineral resource exploration on Greenland's ice -snowd land. CNN reports that there are currently 30 geological scientists, geological physicists, pilots, mechanics and chefs stationed in the exploration location. The staff is collecting soil samples to manipulate drones or driving helicopters with signal transmitters to detect underground electromagnetic fields and draw rock layers. They use artificial intelligence to analyze data to accurately locate the mining location in the early summer of next year.

Sitsgard, CEO of Lan Row Mining Corporation, said: "The consequences and impacts of climate change to Greenland Island are worrying. But in general, climate change makes the exploration and mining of Greenland easier to make it easier for "He also said that due to climate change, the ocean -free period became longer, and the mining team was easier to transport heavy equipment into Greenland and transport metal minerals to the global market. The Denmark and Greenland Geological Survey said that Greenland may become a hotspot for mining of coal, copper, gold, rare earth elements and zinc. The agency also said that the Greenland Autonomous Government has evaluated "several resources without ice land, and recognized that the potential for diversified economic diversification through mineral mining."

At the same time, the melting of Glacier in Greenland is leading to the rise of the sea level, which makes scientists very worried. In response to the island mineral development, some people are worried that they will cause damage to the environment, and some people think that these potential mineral resources can help the transformation of green energy, thereby bringing opportunities to cope with climate change. (Wang Pinzhi)

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