格陵兰岛矿业企业首席执行官：因战争导致资源受限，当地矿业规模或可与俄罗斯某地区比肩
2026年9月21日 美国东部时间下午1:43 / 福克斯新闻
作者：阿曼达·马西亚斯
格陵兰能源公司首席执行官、USFM公司总裁罗伯特·普莱斯表示，随着中国、俄罗斯在关键矿产供应方面的威胁日益凸显，这项协议有望提振长期投资并增强美国的国家安全。
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唐纳德·特朗普总统对格陵兰岛的持续关注，让这座广袤北极岛屿地下的资源——包括具有潜在价值的关键矿产和石油储量——进入了公众视野。
本周，特朗普在联合国大会间隙与丹麦和格陵兰岛签署了一项安全协议，这使得外界对该岛的关注进一步升级。美国政府称，这项协议旨在加强美国在北极地区的影响力，并推动对该岛的长期投资。
美国此前一直寻求在格陵兰岛获取控制权和影响力，这座岛屿地处全球战略要地。而乌克兰和伊朗的战争暴露了全球能源供应的脆弱性，美国也正寻求减少对外国关键矿产来源的依赖。
“我们在格陵兰岛勘探石油的原因之一，就是目前霍尔木兹海峡的局势，”格陵兰能源公司首席执行官、USFM公司总裁罗伯特·普莱斯在接受福克斯新闻数字频道采访时表示。
普莱斯旗下的两家公司正在格陵兰岛推进各自的石油和矿产项目，包括计划在2027年钻探一口勘探油井，以及在该岛西部开展 ongoing 矿产勘探。
格陵兰岛正在融化的冰川开辟了新的北极航运路线，也让关键矿产资源得以暴露，进一步提升了这座岛屿日益增长的战略重要性。（乌尔里克·佩德森/NurPhoto/盖蒂图片社）
三张图表看懂特朗普为何盯上这座几乎全被冰雪覆盖的世界第一大岛
随着海外冲突加剧全球能源供应紧张，并暴露关键供应链的脆弱性，这些项目的意义愈发重大。伊朗冲突扰乱了霍尔木兹海峡的航运——这是全球石油供应的关键航道，而乌克兰战争则让能源基础设施成为冲突的核心。
特朗普于周五宣布与丹麦和格陵兰岛达成一项协议，将扩大美国在该岛的军事存在，同时保留格陵兰岛的丹麦主权地位。具体细节尚未完全公开，但福克斯新闻数字频道独家获取了该协议部分细节的内幕信息。
“我们不想依赖中国获取稀土矿产，也不想依赖俄罗斯，”普莱斯说道。
“关键矿产渗透到我们生活的方方面面，包括手机、电脑、电池、储能和发电，”他补充道。
普莱斯的USFM公司一直在格陵兰岛西部的迪斯科岛周边勘探镍、铜、钯和钴——这些大宗商品广泛应用于电子、电池、能源和制造业。
“这个采矿区有望成为全球最大的采矿区之一，”他表示，并将其潜在规模与俄罗斯矿产资源丰富的诺里尔斯克地区相提并论。
不过普莱斯所说的规模尚未得到证实，勘探钻探工作仍在进行中。
特朗普的雄心勃勃的能源押注：在全球石油天然气需求持续攀升之际或成赢家
格陵兰岛的潜在财富不止于矿产。
普莱斯的格陵兰能源公司正在为计划于2027年钻探的勘探油井申请许可。其勘探区块位于格陵兰岛东部，普莱斯表示，当地地质情况与盛产石油的北海相似。
“我们的区块与北海属于同一石油系统，”普莱斯说道，并指出其公司已在地表和地下取样到石油。
但格陵兰岛的价值不仅限于地下资源。
这座岛屿地处北美和欧洲之间，向北延伸至北极地区，数十年来一直是美国国防体系的一环。美国在当地设有图勒空军基地，这是美国国防部最北端的军事设施。
一张合成图显示唐纳德·特朗普总统与格陵兰岛的一场抗议活动叠加在一起。特朗普宣布了一项关乎美国在格陵兰岛安全利益的协议，而丹麦和格陵兰岛则强调该协议维护了他们的主权和领土完整。（肖恩·加拉普/盖蒂图片社；阿尔图尔·维达克/安纳多卢通讯社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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普莱斯表示，特朗普与丹麦和格陵兰岛即将达成的协议将提供更有力的安全保障，让企业更有信心投资需要多年时间才能开发的项目。
“这项协议将巩固对格陵兰岛的长期投资，而我们的项目正是如此，”普莱斯说道。“无论是石油、天然气还是矿产，都是长期投资。”
“我们对这项协议感到非常兴奋，”他补充道。
阿曼达·马西亚斯负责报道商业、经济与政治的交集，重点关注政策决策如何影响市场、企业和美国工人。
Trump’s Greenland fixation revealed as wars expose why the Arctic island matters now more than ever
CEO drilling in Greenland says mining could rival Russian region in scale as resources remain restricted by war
September 21, 2026 1:43pm EDT / Fox News
By Amanda Macias
Robert Price, CEO of Greenland Energy Company and president of USFM Corporation, says the agreement could bolster long-term investment and US security as China, Russia loom over critical mineral supplies.
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President Donald Trump’s persistent interest in Greenland has put a spotlight on what lies beneath the vast Arctic island, including potentially valuable deposits of critical minerals and oil.
That focus intensified this week after Trump reached a security agreement with Denmark and Greenland that he is signing on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday — a deal the administration says is intended to strengthen U.S. influence in the Arctic and bolster long-term investment in the island.
The focus on obtaining control and influence in Greenland, which also has a highly strategic location in the world, comes as wars in Ukraine and Iran expose vulnerabilities in global energy supplies and the U.S. looks to reduce its dependence on foreign sources of critical minerals.
“One of the reasons that we are exploring for oil in Greenland is because of what’s going on in the Strait of Hormuz right now,” Robert Price, CEO of Greenland Energy Company and president of USFM Corporation, told Fox News Digital.
Price’s two companies are pursuing separate oil and mineral projects in Greenland, including plans to drill an exploratory oil well in 2027 and ongoing mineral exploration in the island’s west.
Greenland’s melting ice is opening new Arctic shipping routes and exposing critical mineral resources, adding to the island’s growing strategic importance.(Ulrik Pedersen/NurPhoto/Getty Images)
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Those projects are taking on new significance as conflicts abroad strain global energy supplies and highlight vulnerabilities in critical supply chains. The Iran conflict has disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical artery for global oil supplies, while the war in Ukraine has put energy infrastructure at the center of the conflict.
Trump announced an agreement with Denmark and Greenland on Friday that would expand the U.S. military presence on the island while keeping Greenland under Danish sovereignty. Full details have not yet been made public, but Fox News Digital obtained exclusive insights into some of the specifics of the agreement.
“We don’t want to be dependent on China for our rare earth minerals, and we don’t want to be dependent on Russia for them either,” Price said.
“Critical minerals, they touch every part of our lives, which includes our cellphones, our computers, batteries, power storage, power generation,” he said.
Price’s USFM has been drilling around Disko Island in western Greenland for nickel, copper, palladium and cobalt, commodities used in electronics, batteries, energy and manufacturing.
“This mining district could be one of the largest mining districts in the world,” he said, comparing its potential with Russia’s mineral-rich Norilsk region.
The scale Price described has not been proven, with exploratory drilling still underway.
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Greenland’s potential riches aren’t limited to minerals.
Price’s Greenland Energy Company is pursuing permits for an exploratory oil well planned for 2027. Its licenses are on Greenland’s eastern side, where Price said the geology resembles the petroleum-producing North Sea.
“Our licenses are similar to the same petroleum system as the North Sea,” Price said, noting that his company has sampled oil on and below the surface.
But Greenland’s value extends beyond what may lie beneath the surface.
Sitting between North America and Europe and extending into the Arctic, the island has played a role in U.S. defense for decades. The U.S. maintains Pituffik Space Base there, its northernmost Defense Department installation.
A composite image shows President Donald Trump overlaid on a protest in Greenland. Trump announced an agreement concerning U.S. security interests in Greenland, while Denmark and Greenland have emphasized that the deal preserves their sovereignty and territorial integrity.(Sean Gallup/Getty Images; rtur Widak/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Price said Trump’s emerging deal with Denmark and Greenland could provide greater security and give companies more confidence to invest in projects that take years to develop.
“What it does is it shores up long-term investment in Greenland, and that’s what our projects are,” Price said. “They’re long-term investments from oil, gas, and minerals.”
“We’re really excited about this agreement,” he added.
Amanda Macias covers the intersection of business, economics and politics, with a focus on how policy decisions shape markets, businesses and American workers.
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