As many of FJA’s followers will know we have been following the Greenland Ruby and coloured gemstone issue for many years. The 16 August Union have been at the fore front of trying to see restored the indigenous and civil rights to pick, cut, polish and earn a living from Greenland’s vast gem wealth. Below

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

Editorial by Marc Choyt, Publisher, Fairjewelry.org   Mining companies have colluded with governments to undermine the rights of indigenous small miners for hundreds of years. Typically, “the law” is used as their shield and excuse. Even in the developed world, mining companies and lobbyists collude with officials to write the laws that support their profit