The Naalakkersuisut, Greenland’s self-rule authority, has granted Dundas Titanium permission to extract ilmenite on the beach of Moriusaq, in northwestern Greenland, according to Sermitsiaq. The beach is located some 30 kilometers away from the Thule Air Base.

Ilmenite is used in the production of titanium.

Dundas Titanium has been granted an exploitation license for an area covering 64 square kilometers. Prior to extracting, the company has to produce an exploitation and liquidation plan for the project. The deadline for submitting this is 31 December 2022.

Mining activities should commence no later than by year’s end in 2025.