The government subsequently enacted a law banning extraction from deposits with uranium concentrations higher than 100 parts per minute (ppm).
The company had been on track to gain final approval for the mine under the previous government, but locals fear its development could harm the country's fragile environment. The site is located near a UNESCO World Heritage Site and just a few kilometers from Narsaq. Mamadou was met by local protesters from Narsaq when he visited the site last week.
Greenland's government is in a caretaker period because the election has been called and is no longer fully active. The ruling IA party says it is still opposed to the project and wants to keep the uranium ban in place.