-It is positive that the government has finally provided information on the issue and thus averted the acute crisis. But this is only short-term. Getting a long-term permit within just one year is basically impossible, says Maria Sunér, CEO of Svemin.

For the first time, there is now a calculated value for the entire Swedish mining cluster, the figures will be presented today Thursday in connection with Svemin’s Autumn Summit.

Cementa, LKAB and Kaunis Iron, rarely have permit issues been in focus as much as in recent months. That is why the mining industry is now presenting a comprehensive reform package.

The news that the court rejects LKAB’s application for a new permit for the operations in Kiruna today sent shock waves. – This is one of the most comprehensive environmental permit applications made in Sweden, that it falls on a pure formal detail is a strong disapproval of the entire system, says Maria Sunér.

On Wednesday, Botnia Exploration was informed by the Supreme Court that no leave to appeal was granted on the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation’s appeal. Thus, the Land and Environmental Court of Appeal’s ruling from December 2020 gains legal force and Sweden’s first new mine in over ten years can thus start operations.