If you go to the BMP’s website, you will see that all their rules and policies are published in English—except the rules that govern small scale mining. Several people, including myself, requested that BMP translate this document into English. Initially, the BMP refused to do so, citing costs. However, due to international pressure, the BMP

Editorial Perspective by Marc Choyt, Publisher, Fairjewelry.org. The Greenlandic Bureau of Mining and Petroleum (BMP) recently released their brand new rules for the small scale mining of rubies, without key stakeholder review. Small scale mining in Greenland is to be as regulated and nearly as costly as large scale mining. The new laws essentially codify

For the next few articles, we will again be focusing our attention on Greenland, bringing you up to date on the latest developments. The post below is a brief summery of the issues; For those who are new to my blog and this issue, you can review 17 past posts under this link https://fairjewelry.org/archives/category/greenland-rubies ~