Chinese Workers—in Greenland?

A British company wants Chinese backing for an iron ore mine

Estimated value of the largest rare-earth and uranium deposit in Greenland: $6.6 billionPhotograph by James Balog/Aurora Photos

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By Carol Matlack

February 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM UTC

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This article is part of the February 18, 2013 issue of businessweek.

(An earlier version of this story ran online.)

China is growing. Greenland is melting. So it’s only natural that thousands of Chinese workers may end up near the Arctic Circle to build a vast iron ore mine later this year.