Washington’s Greenland Rare Earth Gambit: Critical Metals Soars as U.S. Eyes Strategic Stake
The U.S. government has been in talks to take an equity stake in Critical Metals Corp, the company developing the Tanbreez rare earths mine in Greenlandreuters.com. According to an exclusive Reuters report, Trump administration officials discussed a potential deal that would convert a $50 million Defense Production Act grant into shares of the companyreuters.comreuters.com. At $50 million, an investment would equate to roughly 8% ownership of Critical Metals, though negotiations are preliminary and the stake size could change if a deal advancesreuters.com. Importantly, this stake would be separate from a proposed $120 million loan the U.S. Export-Import Bank is considering to help finance Tanbreez’s developmentreuters.com.