The mining industry is important for Sweden and should be given the conditions to be developed to secure access to important metals, now and in the future. This is evident from this year’s SOM survey, where the Swedes’ attitudes towards mining has been investigated.

En majoritet i riksdagen kräver nu ökade lättnader för den hårt coronadrabbade prospekteringsbranschen. Det utvidgade förslaget från näringsutskottet ligger helt i linje med den hemställan Svemin skickade till regeringen redan i april. Mycket positivt att riksdagen börjar inse vikten av en fungerande gruvnäring, säger Maria Sunér Fleming, vd Svemin.

The Government has appointed an inquiry into the tightening of the regulations for the extraction of metals and minerals from alum slate. A special investigator will impartially analyze how the regulations for the extraction of metals and minerals from alum slates can be tightened and submit a constitutional proposal.

Nu är det dags att nominera till gruvinnovationspriset Swedish Mining Innovation Award! Priset som instiftades förra året delas ut av det nationella strategiska innovationsprogrammet Swedish Mining Innovation.

One extra year for exploration permits. That is what the government proposes for corona-affected exploration companies in a new bill.
– Good, but a lukewarm relief, far from enough, says Maria Sunér Fleming, CEO Svemin.