NORTH AMERICA · RESOURCES

Greenland: natural resources

Minerals produced, mines and deposits, power capacity and how much the economy depends on resources. Greenland is part of the Invest Global country data, so every figure carries its source.

Mines and deposits mapped
8
0 operating
Minerals above 1% of world
0
USGS MCS 2026
Power capacity
No data
Clean share of electricity
83%
Ember, 2024

Minerals produced

MineralProductionShare of worldWorld rankReserves share
Rare earths critical0 t REO equivalent0.0%14No data

Source: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, MCS 2026. Rank is among reporting countries.

Mines and deposits

Iron ore3
Zinc2
Silver2
Niobium and tantalum2
Lead1
Platinum-group metals1
Gold1
SiteCommoditiesStatusOperatorSource
Citronen mineLead, ZincListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Grønnedal-Íka MinePlatinum-group metals, GoldListed, status not statedEclipse Metals LtdWikidata
Isua Iron MineIron oreListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
IvittuutIron oreListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
MaamorilikIron ore, Silver, ZincListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Motzfeldt mineNiobium and tantalumListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Nalunaq GoldmineSilverListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata
Qaqqaarsuk depositNiobium and tantalumListed, status not statedNot statedWikidata

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Resource dependence

Oil rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Natural gas rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Coal rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Mineral rents
0.0%
% of GDP · 2020
Fuel exports
0.0%
% of merchandise exports · 2018
Ores and metals exports
0.1%
% of merchandise exports · 2018

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Mine and deposit locations combine the USGS Mineral Resources Data System (public domain, last updated 2022, strongest for the United States and the Americas) and Wikidata (CC0, notable named mines). Coverage is uneven and partly historical, and status can be out of date: this is not a complete or current registry, and a point on the map is not an offer, a licence or evidence of a legal right. Production and reserve figures are from the USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries and are rounded estimates. Power plants are from the WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), mostly 2018 to 2021. Nothing here is investment, legal or technical advice.