Trump announces plan to survey Greenland's mineral wealth

Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that his administration will begin a survey of Greenland's mineral resources. In the same post he asserted that large‑scale oil, gas and mineral exploration is preparing to begin on the island. He added that experts see the territory’s easily reachable oil reserves as among the world’s largest and highlighted Greenland’s location as crucial for U.S. defense, suggesting any future assault would have to traverse the island where American forces could intercept advanced weapons. The announcement comes more than a month after the United States, Greenland and Denmark signed an agreement expanding U.S. military presence and granting broader access to the island’s airspace and territory, including the expansion of the northern Pituffik Space Base.