Underground mining, page-50

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Bergsstaten motivates their decision that their opinion is that a Natura 2000 permit is required prior to Bergsstaten being able to evaluate the mining lease application. This opinion is debatable as recently demonstrated by Boliden appealing a similar decision by the Government of Sweden (the “Government”) to the Supreme Administrative Court of Sweden (the “SAC”) and more recently the Swedish Parliament having voted through a statement to the Government that a Natura 2000 permit should not be required at the stage of granting a mining lease.