Mr Mair has represented political legal strategies in a local news paper, Here are the legal arguments apparently designed by the senior Danish legal advisor. These are represented in asx release but in Greenlandic news paper. Sunday Søndag, May 2nd 2021 - 15:51 (Greenland time)
How impressive is it? He looks confrontation, but will he be "a can to be kicked down the road"?
First legal points: 1) Greenland Minerals does not comply with the 2011 supplementary agreement, in which they waive the possibility of seeking compensation if their application for a production license is rejected for political or administrative reasons. Instead, they refer to the fact that they meet the conditions of the Mineral Resources Act.
2) Company has spent DKK 400 million over 14 years on developing the mining project. That is about 84 million Australian $, 65 million $ or 54 million euros. -The money spend is a major argument in legal cases. This is no so much. They should have started with studying the environmental border conditions as indicated in the EIA discussion.
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3) Greenland has invited investors
4) Company has been very close to the government. "Greenland Minerals has therefore actively participated in the governments' presentation trips to international mining conferences around the world." -The new government should check the travel bills of the previous ones. Is there problematic activities with mining to be reveled?
Mair wants to present "the comprehensive project in detail" or "the final design of the project" to the newly elected politicians. - Is there new plans or not?
Greenland Minerals does not comply with the 2011 supplementary agreement, in which they waive the possibility of seeking compensation if their application for a production license is rejected for political or administrative reasons. Instead, they refer to the fact that they meet the conditions of the Mineral Resources Act.
The mining company Greenland Minerals does not allow itself to be challenged by the fact that the coalition agreement states that "the mineral project at Kuannersuit must be stopped", writes the newspaper Sermitsiaq.
In a press release issued last week, the company's Australian director, John Mair, congratulates the new government on the election, and he expresses that he looks forward to meeting with the new Naalakkersuisut around the final design of the project.
According to its own statements, the company has spent DKK 400 million over 14 years on developing the mining project, which they believe is within the framework of the Mineral Resources Act.
Actively participated in travel "We look forward to presenting the comprehensive project in detail to the newly elected politicians, so they can assess the project's potential and contribution to Greenlandic society", writes John Mair further and refers to the fact that Greenland itself has invited the mining industry and investors within.“Over the years, changing Greenlandic governments have invited investors to the country to develop the mining industry.
At the request of the governments, Greenland Minerals has responsibly and professionally helped to present Greenland's ambitions to develop a modern mining industry. Greenland Minerals has therefore actively participated in the governments' presentation trips to international mining conferences around the world ", says John Mair, among others.Read the full story in the latest issue of Sermitsiaq newspaper. Buy the newspaper here:
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