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Daniel Mamadou discusses the Kvanefjeld rare earths project in Greenland and its licensing challenges.

This week’s episode features Energy Transition Minerals managing director Daniel Mamadou in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli about the status of the company’s Kvanefjeld rare earths project in Greenland. Mamadou outlines the project’s history and the licensing challenges it has faced with the Greenland government. He also explains why, in his view, the company and project have been unfairly politicized and targeted, and why he considers the non-renewal of the company’s exploration licence to amount to expropriation by default. He also discusses the challenges of securing and maintaining a social licence within the local community. This week’s Spotlight features Tim Crossley , managing director of Adyton Resources, who discusses the company’s three gold projects in Papua New Guinea, including its flagship Feni Island gold-copper project. To learn more, visit: https://adytonresources.com/ All this and more with host Adrian Pocobelli. “Rattlesnake Railroad”, “Big Western Sky”, “Western Adventure” and “Battle on the Western Frontier” by Brett Van Donsel ( ⁠www.incompetech.com⁠ ). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License ⁠creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0⁠…

People in this episode

Host: Adrian Pocobelli

Guest: Daniel Mamadou

Topics covered

• rare earths
• mining
• licensing challenges
• politics
• social licence
• gold projects

Keywords

• Kvanefjeld
• rare earths
• Greenland
• licensing
• politicization
• social licence
• gold projects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Energy Transition Minerals, Adyton Resources

Places: Greenland, Papua New Guinea, Feni Island

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