{"id":21827,"date":"2022-05-25T09:49:12","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T08:49:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=21827"},"modified":"2022-05-27T09:58:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T08:58:09","slug":"exploration-unlock-ree-potential-gronnedal-ika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/exploration-unlock-ree-potential-gronnedal-ika\/21827\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploration to unlock REE potential at Gr\u00f8nnedal-Ika"},"content":{"rendered":"
Exploration of the Gr\u00f8nnedal-Ika carbonatite complex could advance a new era of sustainable mining and help in meeting global rare earth demand.<\/h2>\n
Gr\u00f8nnedal-Ika is located approximately 10km from the world\u2019s largest historical source of natural cryolite in Greenland. This carbonatite complex, near the Ivittuut cryolite mine, lies on Greenland\u2019s Southwest coast. The area underwent 120 years of mining between 1865 and 1985, producing 3.8 million tonnes of high-grade cryolite. Cryolite is a mineral used in aluminium production and Ivittuut is the only site on Earth where it has been extracted in commercial quantities.<\/p>\n
What has been revealed by the Ivittuut project so far?<\/h3>\n