Roundtable Discussion; The Future of Mineral Sands. Watch the video here.
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Swedish Govt inaction, fundraise, interview, Swedish Govt inaction, fundraise, interview.
This is beginning to look like Groundhog day.
https://www.brrmedia.co.uk/broadcasts-embed/5f48dcb3b14d87262643d663/?BEM&popup=true
From the RNS dated 28th August “in Sweden, we have been reassessing the exploration and resource expansion potential at Kallak and we are also considering new processing options for Kallak ore.“
When taking into account this article...
THE JOBS OF THE FUTURE IS IN THE CLIMATE ARTICLE
Swedish steel has built Sweden's prosperity over the centuries. As with our other industries, steel production creates jobs in many parts of the country, both directly and also by employing many other companies that in turn employ many more. Sweden is an industrial country and we will continue to be.
But just like many other industries, steel production all over the world contributes to major climate emissions. The industry is well aware that it can't continue this way and is making great efforts to reduce its emissions.
The demand for steel will not decrease in the future. On the other hand, demand for fossil-free steel produced will increase sharply and of course the Swedish steel industry will capture many of the opportunities for export and jobs that it entails.
Stefan Löfven and Isabella Lövin participated today at the opening of Hybrit's pilot plant in Luleå. It is a project where the business world, supported by the state, will develop methods for fossil-free steel production. This is how it should go in Sweden, we jointly invest in what builds Sweden more sustainably and at the same time creates new jobs.
Photographer: Viveka Österman
This is the cut and paste version:
The other day, the government has appointed an inquiry to review the current system for environmental assessment and submit proposals for measures to achieve a more modern and efficient environmental assessment. Svemin welcomes the decision.
The background to the investigation is the major challenges Sweden faces in terms of converting to a fossil-free and circular society. The future necessary investments presuppose in many cases new or changed environmental permits, the government writes. With the inquiry, the government wants to facilitate the transition by ensuring that the Environmental Code's review system facilitates environmental and climate-improving investments and achieves faster and simpler review processes, while maintaining environmental protection.
The inquiry will, among other things, focus on issues concerning the demarcation between the duty to report and the duty to obtain a permit, the possibilities for a more limited examination when changing activities and the role of the state administrative authorities in the examination.
The government has appointed Peter Ardö, chief adviser at the Land and Environmental Court at Växjö District Court, as special investigator. The assignment must be reported no later than December 15, 2021.
Svemin emphasizes that for many years they have criticized Sweden's inefficient system for environmental assessments.
- We look forward to being involved and contributing constructively to the investigation, says Maria Sunér Fleming, CEO of Svemin.
- The permit issues are absolutely crucial for the development of the mining industry - and the biggest obstacle to development. All our operations require different forms of permits and since our operations are constantly evolving when a mine is gradually mined, new permits are needed at regular intervals. We see that this investigation, which has been announced for a long time, is finally starting, which we see as very positive, says Maria Sunér Fleming.
Another review, thanks Nalfaren. If you wait a few seconds it should change over to English:
https://www.metallerochgruvor.se/20200827/7076/systemet-miljoprovning-ska-ses-over
Morning. Rickmeister, Exactly! The Sami and Laponia are not going anywhere in a hurry – there won’t be any change over time, to the considered value in the objectors argument(s). However, should the Government decide to grant the concession, and attach a heap of erroneous conditions (a spanner in the works) then, we would be worse off than what we are today. The removal of such, against legal counter, could take a lot of time and money. State miners, have plenty of both, and might then, want to get in the driving seat and make those same legal arguments, in an attempt to get any unwarranted conditions removed. KB, should not let this happen. This Government owns this process with its failings, and they are running out of places to hide. Point being, we are in a political arena, and KB’s approach could, and perhaps will, determine outcome! Imo only. atb
Not exploitation....I mean of course the first exploration licence...I've got rain in my brain today got absolutely drenched twice.
Maddog38, it's not very well worded, but I think they are saying from when the first exploration licence for Kallak was granted in 2006, if a Concession were to be granted today, then it would take another 4 years to start producing, i.e a total of 18 years. So Suzy is right about 4 years to build the mine.
Cheers,
Chris
Lol I'll have to read it again! I think it means that's how long it takes to get a permit to exploit a resource from getting your first exploitation licence, which means of course that nobody would enter the game at all. I thought in 2013 we would have a mine by now and the price of ore would have returned to a up-cycle, which it has. I'm OK thanks for asking. :-)
lol
Maddog 38 if it takes 18 years to production I will be exactly one hundred years old,,
suzy2/ any way how are you keeping
l have just read it again it says if a concession was granted today it would take 18 years to production or am l missing some think
It will take 4-5 years to build it.
You read it wrong....have another look. :-)
l like the bit were he says it will take 18 years to build it , is he having a laugh or what?
The state miner wants it!
They are exhausting their current resources - but they are unwilling to pay for Kallack whilst they can see the prospect that they could acquire it for virtually free?
I have spoken with Swedes on the matter. These were originally enthusiastic investors who withdrew - for this very reason!
I'm sure they are mistaken.
Individuals may be unscrupulous - but not fair-minded liberal governments, claiming they wish to encourage investment in their economy, for the good of their voters!
Eric. Forcing the company to go bust would be very underhand, in deed. I assume KB would have to act if this was the case. I have previously said that if the Government don't grant the exploitation licence because of the impact on Sami activities or to protect Laponia then they have effectively created a dead resource. It would be difficult to overturn that even for the state miner. There doesn't appear to be any other reasons for not granting the licence as our application fully meets the legal criteria-so it would have to be overriding factors. LKAB could easily buy BEM for vastly less than the resource is worth, if that's what they wanted
Suzy 2 ,reading through the RNS it like reading about a different company ,can’t believe this is BEO with such a lot of promise ,wake me up in the new year,
Much as I was looking forward to the autumn drilling programme, I'm glad to be saving the money in the circumstances of not yet receiving any clue about the date for a decision; the KU Committee's intervention is the only assurance we have that the matter will be kept in focus. As Eric just said....they'll let us spend money till the cows come home but there's every evidence they are withholding the exploitation concession, for some reason which is anybody's guess. We have to survive after all's said and done and the Boss is doing a good job with that...and there's a lot more to it than just writing letters.
The Unaudited Financial Results Ended June 2020
There's a lot of potential in that and I'm very encouraged by it...I can feel the sun about to come out. :-)
"“We had hoped to be drilling at Kallak this Autumn, but instead we will be focusing our attention on technical matters, resource and processing upsides, and moving the project forward in social and environment areas."
Sooz, the Swedes will let us explore until the cows come home. They want to be seen to be a progressive country, but the reality is that they apparently don't want investors actually getting any further, just to do the groundwork. No exploitation of the resource, only the State can do that.
Seems that way to me. They will gladly see us go out of business, now that we've done the groundwork at Kal and proven a mineable JORC.
And don't forget they already have given permission for us to go on working there with the new licence at Parkijaure No6.
I feel an update on Kallak would be appropriate, because then some of us may not feel as if Kurt is dodging the issue.
In my book it's got to be a positive working on Kallak while the government deliberates.
It would be even more embarrassing if they rejected our application while at the same time effectively giving permission to carry on working there.
It's all a big mess, of their own making.