Avalon Minerals (ASX:AVI) is focussed on the Viscaria copper...

Avalon Minerals (ASX:AVI) is focussed on the Viscaria copper project in Sweden, where it recently made a new discovery.

The company has now provided an update on the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA), project permitting processes and planning activities at the project.


Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA):

The ESIA is the key element of the approval process required to deliver an authorisation to mine from the Swedish Land and Environmental Court.

The ESIA has commenced with the appointment of consulting groups ERM and Hifab to manage and undertake baseline studies, impact assessments and permitting activities.


Project Planning Activities:

Project planning studies are underway as we move towards the release of a Scoping Study on a copper only mining project at Viscaria.

Avalon said that they expect to release the Scoping Study in December 2015.