The Canadian Minerals Corporation Anortech continues to develop their anorthosite project in the license area, which they call “Grønne Bjerg”, located in Nuup Kangerlua approx. 80 km from Nuuk.
In a current Linkedin posting from the company’s director Jim Cambon, who also recently participated in the self-government’s Greenland Day at the raw materials fair in Toronto, it appears that the company expects to submit an application for an exploitation license in 2027.
The Canadian Minerals Corporation Anortech continues to develop their anorthosite project in the license area, which they call “Grønne Bjerg”, located in Nuup Kangerlua approx. 80 km from Nuuk.
In a current Linkedin posting from the company’s director Jim Cambon, who also recently participated in the self-government’s Greenland Day at the raw materials fair in Toronto, it appears that the company expects to submit an application for an exploitation license in 2027.
Almost 25 years of experience in Greenland
Director Jim Cambon has almost 25 years of experience with mineral exploration and extraction in Greenland.
From 2007-2024, he was involved with Hudson Resources, which in 2015 was awarded a mining license for anorthosite from White Mountain at Kangerlussuaq. Anothosite is used, among other things, for the production of glass fiber and in paint.
In 2024, Jim Cambon gave up his share in the White Mountain project, to instead bet on the exploration license I Nuup Kangerlua, where the company has found anorthosite in large quantities and of high purity. The project is expected to function as a quarry where no chemicals or water are used.
Application for exploitation licence
According to Jim Cambon, the company has just blasted out a test area, and the next step is resource drilling, which they expect to do this year.
– Once the environmental impact assessment and resource definition have been completed, we expect to be able to submit an application for an exploitation license in 2027. Consultation with the local community will be a central part of this process, says Jim Cambon.
The logistics are challenging
According to the company, it is not a challenge for them to operate in arctic conditions and under severe weather conditions. The challenge is rather the logistics.
– The challenge is not so much the variable weather conditions, but rather the logistics of moving materials and people in and out of the region in a cost-effective way, says Jim Cambon.
The Canadian company Anortech is the third resource company in Greenland that sees opportunities in the white rock anorthosite. In 2025, Greenland Anorthosite Mining received an exploitation permit for anorthosite from their license area Piiaaffik Itersarmiut Allit northeast of Qeqertarsuatsiaat, and back in 2015 Lumina Sustainable Materials received an exploitation permit for anorthosite from White Mountain at Kangerlussuaq.
