Rohstoffe: Europas Antwort auf China? Griechenland erschließt seine Bodenschätze mit Milliardeninvestitionen
Gold, Kupfer und Gallium: Griechenland fährt den Rohstoffabbau hoch. Dahinter stehen nicht nur hohe Investitionen von Konzernen, sondern auch eine Strategie der EU.
Greece has invested billions of dollars to develop its mineral resources, aiming to reduce dependence on critical materials from China and other third countries. Hellas Gold, a subsidiary of Canadian mining giant Eldorado Gold, recently opened its gold and copper mine at Skouries on the northern Greek peninsula of Kassandra. The project, valued at two billion dollars and with a ten-year construction timeline, is expected to commence commercial production in the fourth quarter of the year.
With the start of gold and copper production in Macedonia, Greece aims to become one of Europe's largest gold producers, alongside Bulgaria, Finland, and Sweden. Additionally, Metlen Energy & Metals, a joint venture, is working to extract gallium, intending to meet the European Union's current demand for this technological metal.
The country is targeting a strategic goal of the EU by decreasing dependence on critical resources, as resource exports are increasingly used as a weapon. The ancient Greeks knew the wealth hidden in the dense forests of the Chalkidiki Peninsula, which played a crucial role in the rise of the Kingdom of Macedonia and Alexander the Great's campaigns. Now, Hellas Gold aims to produce 4.4 tons of gold per year.
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