By Marc Choyt “TNG is so confident of its deposit, and its plan, it wants to bypass the usual bankable feasibility study and go straight into permitting for production — and make the deal with a Greenlandic bureaucracy that’s fresh out of the starting block.” Canadian  Mining Journal.” Canadian Mining Journal http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/story.aspx?aid=1000380572&type=Print%20Archives TNG Rubu Mining

Christine Miller of Ethical Metalmiths and I have been corresponding lately about a number of issues. She co-directs Ethical Metalsmiths and has been traveling around the world with her Radical Jewelry Makeover. The question of sustainability in context to small scale mining was addressed to both Greg Valerio and myself. As Greg is away at

Introduction: We now return to Greenland, to learn of the latest event from Niels Madsen, who continues to struggle to maintain right to collect rubies. (Niels Madsen) After the home rule government came into power last June 21st, there was some optimism that small scale mining might be supported in Greenland. Fair trade jewelry activist