The Arctic is fast becoming the world's newest geopolitical battleground as melting ice exposes vast reserves of strategic minerals. Nations including the US, Russia, Canada and key European players are accelerating efforts to tap into Greenland's rare earths, germanium, gallium, and other high-value resources long locked beneath ice sheets. President Donald Trump has renewed US interest in Greenland, while Russia expands its Arctic fleet and Canada boosts northern investment. Mining firms are seizing fresh opportunities as climate change reveals previously inaccessible terrain, though experts warn development remains costly and slow. The race is on — and the stakes for global supply chains are enormous.