On Monday, the Land and Environment Court began negotiations on Talga AB's application for an environmental permit for graphics mining in Nunasvaara södra outside Vittangi in Kiruna municipality for 25 years.
Requires financial security
The Sami villages said no and the county administrative board will impose a number of conditions on mining, including a financial security of SEK 413 million. The money will be used, among other things, for finishing when the mine is decommissioned. Talga's chairman Per-Erik Lindvall believes that it will go the company's way.
"Mining operations are needed. I have a good feeling and I am confident in this negotiation. We have good factual material and I think we will have an environmental permit later this spring," he said.
Always "finds" something
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation has made a big deal out of the fact that many red-listed species, such as the rare strawberry canary, have been found on the planned mining site.
- I'm not one bit surprised by that. The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation usually "finds" things during these types of trials, says Per-Erik Lindvall.
