Energy Transition Minerals Ltd has secured a favourable procedural ruling from the High Court of Greenland regarding the defendants remaining in ongoing legal proceedings concerning the Kvanefjeld Rare Earths Project.

Following the withdrawal of proceedings against the Government of Denmark, the High Court ruled that all defendants except the Greenlandic Parliament and the Self-Government of Greenland will remain parties to the action. The court found that challenges to enacted legislation should be directed against the executive branch, making Naalakkersuisut the proper defendant regarding the Uranium Act.

“We are pleased with this decision. However, this isn't a moment for celebration: Kvanefjeld should be a mine today, creating jobs in Greenland and supplying rare earths that Europe needs. Instead we remain in litigation.”

— Daniel Mamadou, Managing Director

The Self-Government and Parliament were excluded as redundant parties because Naalakkersuisut is already a party. The court awarded costs against the company totalling DKK 150,000 in favour of the two excluded parties.

The decision advances the dispute from procedural hurdles to the substantive merits phase. Defendants must file their response on the merits by 27 October 2026. The court granted parties until 10 November 2026 to provide the anticipated duration of the oral hearing, indicating the matter could be scheduled as early as autumn 2027 or the first half of 2028.

“After years of dealing with procedural objections from the defendants, we hope the case will now move to the merits phase, with the court indicating that a hearing could take place from autumn 2027. We will see this through and remain fully committed to pursuing our rights in respect of the Kvanefjeld Project.”

— Daniel Mamadou, Managing Director

Energy Transition Minerals has been involved in developing the Kvanefjeld asset since 2007. In December 2021, the Government of Greenland informed the company's subsidiary, Greenland Minerals A/S, that it did not recognize any right to an exploitation licence following the introduction of the Uranium Act.

Parallel litigation against the Danish Government remains pending but has been paused while the main case in Greenland proceeds, with Energy Transition Minerals and its subsidiary assessing the decision alongside legal advisors.

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