The Danish press reported Jan. 26 that a majority in Denmark's parliament is willing to change aspects of the country's nuclear policy in order to facilitate uranium mining in Greenland. The island is believed to possess one of the 10 largest deposits of uranium in the world. Locator Map - Greenland Although Greenland is largely autonomous, it is still influenced by decisions made in Copenhagen. Over the past decades, Greenland has gained greater independence from Denmark, and since 2009 the government in Nuuk has controlled several policy areas , including the island's natural resources. However, Copenhagen is still responsible for the territory's monetary, foreign and defense policies, and Denmark's strong anti-nuclear policy has prevented the extraction of Greenland's uranium. In the 1980s, Denmark prohibited the construction of nuclear power plants and the mining of radioactive materials — including uranium — within Danish territory.