Greenlanders have spoken

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Denmark’s King Frederik and Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen in front of an iceberg during a boat trip in Nuuk fjord, in Greenland, April 29, 2025
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US private sector delegation heads to Greenland - ArcticToday

This visit marks the first by a private sector delegation to the Arctic island since the election of Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the pro-business Demokratiit Party as its premier.
The delegation includes representatives from mining firms Critical Metals Corp, Cogency Power, American Renewable Metals and Refracture.

Greenland, with substantial mineral deposits potentially worth trillions of dollars, has a mining sector dominated by Australian, Canadian, and British firms, with limited U.S. investment.

Horn said he believes that capitalization and legitimate private sector growth will facilitate greater collaboration in an independent Greenland backed by U.S. private development.
Horn said he believes Greenland’s openness to private sector investment will bolster its independence and ensure a viable business mode.

PS> Greenland is an autonomous part of the Kingdom of Denmark, with it’s own Government and Parliament, elected in a free and fair election only a few weeks ago.
(Free except for Trump’s attempt at meddling)

EXPLAINER: Why is Greenland a part of the Danish Kingdom?

BTW: USA already have an agreement whereby they can establish military bases on Greenland:

In a matter of a few weeks in early 1951, a group of Danish senior officials negotiated a wide-ranging agreement on the future defense of Greenland with a visiting American diplomatic-military delegation (“the Agreement” or “the 1951 Agreement”). The Agreement is still in force and has, for nearly 50 years, authorized extensive American defense activities in Greenland. The negotiation of the Agreement has recently been highlighted in a study of Greenland during the Cold War. Grønland under den kolde krig. published by the Danish Institute of International Affairs (DUPI) (DUPI 1997).1 The study was based on full access to all relevant Danish government papers as well as a very extensive documentation found in American archives, including an almost complete set of minutes from the negotiations. The report was therefore able to give a very detailed and exact account of the negotiations. their antecedents, and their general context."

Source: View of Negotiating the 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement: Theoretical and Empirical Aspects | Scandinavian Political Studies

Both the former and present Greenland Government has stated that US companies have the same right to apply for mining permits, or any other form of business permits, in Greenland as any other foreign companies.

It is up to the Greenlanders to decide how they will be governed, who will be their Head of State (Presently the King of Denmark) and who they want to do business with.

PS> They already have the right to declare independence from Denmark when they are ready for it. But they also have to weigh the pros and cons of independence, both economically and security wise.