80 Mile has received Greenlandic approval for its 2026 exploration drilling program at Disko-Nuussuaq, clearing the way for an initial 5,000-meter campaign targeting nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group elements in West Greenland.
The company said Monday that it has received the exploration permits required to undertake the 2026 drilling program at Disko and Nuussuaq. Drilling is expected to begin in the first week of July. 80 Mile has appointed Forage Fusion Drilling to provide two diamond drilling rigs, SRK Exploration Ltd. as geological manager, and Air Greenland for helicopter charter and logistics support.
The announcement also confirms that 80 Mile has executed its binding agreement with USFM Corporation. Under the agreement, USFM will fund US$30 million of expenditure on the Disko licenses to earn up to a 51% legal and beneficial interest in the project. An initial US$7.5 million budget has already been approved and funded. 80 Mile also noted that the transfer or assignment of the 51% Disko interest remains subject to the necessary Greenland Government consents and approvals.
The approval is limited to exploration drilling and is intended to test targets and advance geological understanding of one of Greenland’s more closely watched critical-minerals districts.
USFM and the Greenland Energy Connection
USFM describes itself as a mineral-exploration company focused principally on the Disko-Nuussuaq Project in West Greenland. Its website presents Disko-Nuussuaq as a district-scale nickel-copper-cobalt PGE opportunity covering about 3,020 square kilometers, with 28 drill-ready targets.
USFM’s public contact page also lists “Greenland Energy Corporation” and names Robert Price as president. Price is also the chief executive of Greenland Energy Company, the Nasdaq-listed company advancing the Jameson Land energy licenses in East Greenland.
A Critical-Minerals Test in West Greenland
Disko-Nuussuaq has attracted attention because of its nickel, copper, cobalt, and platinum group element potential. 80 Mile describes the project as prospective for magmatic massive sulphide mineralization and compares the geological setting with major nickel-copper systems elsewhere. The company says the project includes six mineral exploration licenses across Disko Island and the Nuussuaq Peninsula.
If drilling begins as planned in July, Disko-Nuussuaq will become one of Greenland’s active critical-minerals exploration programs during a year when international attention on Greenland’s resource base has intensified.
The timing also lands just ahead of Future Greenland 2026 in Nuuk, where business, government, infrastructure, mining, logistics, and international participants are expected to gather around Greenland’s economic direction.
For 80 Mile, the announcement adds another active Greenland workstream alongside its Jameson Land energy exposure and Dundas ilmenite project.
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