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Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland

FILE - Small pieces of ice float in the water in Nuuk Fjord, Greenland, June 15, 2019. One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies. (AP Photo/Keith Virgo, File)

FILE - New York University student researchers sit on a rock overlooking the Helheim glacier in Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019. One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

FILE - Large Icebergs float away as the sun rises near Kulusuk, Greenland, Aug. 16, 2019. One of the world’s few rare earths processors outside China has bought exploration rights to mine in Greenland, opening an avenue for diversifying supplies of the minerals critical for advanced and green technologies. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Rare earths processor buys rights to mine in Greenland