We visited Greenland's only fully operational mine. Here's what it takes to mine in one of the world's most remote places.

Aerial shot of Lumina's Greenland mine.

Mark Adam Miller

Greenland has no shortage of valuable minerals. What it lacks is almost everything else needed to extract them.

Greenland is one of the most logistically hostile environments on the planet — a place with no roads between towns, limited labor, and weather that can shut down operations without warning.

Still, world leaders and investors across the globe have their eyes on the island for its natural resources, including copper...