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...and only keep carrying on waiting.

We aren't yet mining because consecutive Governments and Damberg and Baylan have not been fit for purpose. In relation to our sector.

It remains wholly unacceptable, all at a cost to shareholders, and to those poor swines who need the work in Jokkmokk, yet who have been and are continuing to be ignored.

Kurt should tell us what he intends to do to rectify the situation.

Please don't tell me he can do nothing other than accept no responses from Baylan and carrying on waiting.

What a load of old sh.t.

Hope you are down safely off that roof now matey.

Freesat only working properly when you are up there holding the dish doesn't sound right. Lol.

It seems that Baylan's servers have been down ever since he took the job.

Howl.

Yep, I read both links Sooz. It's pleasing to note that although the second piece was about servers and tech, mining was mentioned, insofar as it seems widely known that both Baylan and Damberg have dodged their responsibilities in our sector. It seems Baylan is only interested in the prestige of attracting large multi-nationals while not looking at the local issues.

Local issues of course, make up the national ones. Lol.

As you know though Sooz, it all depends on the quality and quantity of the gold. All I'm saying is it's very hit and miss, whereas with Kal we have already proven it up to be a hit.

If the Kal project doesn't see the concession awarded next year (albeit this year isn't done with), who will stay invested for Kosovo and Finland?

Without Kal we are just like a company starting from scratch, and how long will everything take/cost?

Dunno. But I do know that I'm not happy with this year's showing. So far.

Morny morn. x

Thanks Sooz. I can't get excited about the gold I'm afraid, as it is so far an unproven factor. Kallak on the other hand is a proven asset, recognised and JORCed, a mineable resource.

The Kosovo project is still years away from proving up any decent resource, if at all, in my view. I'd much rather focus on what we actually have now, not what may or may not be.

Hey, can you imagine another ten years of this? Lol.

I bet you actually can! x

The thing is, it continues to not be fair play, there is no sign of the Government giving us this decision, so maybe we should make it LKAB's problem. For a very good price. Sooz, I just feel the lack of fair play will continue.

We could be waiting forever for this concession. Something different must surely be considered.

I don't know Sooz. It's seven years and four months so far, which in itself is quite tragic.
Maybe Kurt can use the media to emphasise that we've had no reply from Baylan so are now writing to the PM. If the media highlights this will it exert more pressure, even by way of the PM having to respond? It may be worth a try.

I'm trying to think of ways to add a serious nudge, but without resorting to taking legal action.

It does seem that this year, in terms of our sp fortunes, will be completely drab.

Another alternative, a bit off the wall this, is for Kurt to strike a deal with LKAB for Kallak for a very good price and let them worry about gaining the concession licence.

Only my usual brainwaves in overdrive, but I'm absolutely fed up with our position and with this investment Sooz.

If we write to the PM and he fails to respond, just as Baylan has, then we can surely use that to take it further.

Only my opinion.

We should have pickled him in a cabinet in the Kabwe Museum of Mining.

I should have said lord it over.....

I could be well wrong though, as I do find it unreal that a small percentage party within a coalition can laud it over all and sundry. If the Greens aren't upsetting the process for us, then just who is?

Dunno.

Hi 3card. I'm not sure it's anything to do with it, us leaving the EU, because we still have our Swedish subsidiary company JIMAB, so that shouldn't be any issue. It seems that the coalition Government is being rocked constantly by the Greens, in terms of Greenie aversion to any form of industrial progress, regardless of how environmentally friendly planned progress is to be. A tiny minority is apparently blocking the process for us. Or so it seems. The problem is Kurt can't seem to get to the bottom of it in order to do something about it. Baylan is keeping him at arms length. Of course, Kurt, although frustrated, needs to find a way through, because the Government has so far shown no regard to the Company throughout the entire process.

Only my view, but whether EU in or out shouldn't affect our little wolf's mojo and send the Government off its nut. Lol.

Hi TFE. I've mentioned this before, but an option could be to bypass Baylan and write to the PM.

If we aren't to take legal action, which doesn't seem on the cards.

Better than sitting and waiting. Our application decision was supposedly being prioritised some sixteen months ago. Well, what a load of crap we were told.

Cheers Far.

The last news on it was that he isn't giving up, but it may be that he's not pressing further for a decision at this present time. That's what we don't know.

He can't give up, because we pay him not to, and he's just raised finance via Nordic lenders, which to me means from those with an interest in Kallak. He must have given them assurances with regard to his level of commitment, in order to have struck a good deal for us.

Only my thoughts, but of course, I hope he is still pressing the Government for resolution of our concession situation.

I doubt it, if you've seen the most recent RNS and BRR Media interview. There is little to no interest here this week. Nobody posting or buying/selling.

Budgie needs to tell us what he intends to do to bring a decision on Kallak from the Government. I'm not sure that he's currently doing anything, apart from focusing right now on Kosovo.

We don't know if he's just resigned to waiting for the Swedes, which is what we really should know. I won't be happy if he isn't taking steps to protect our main project. The Swedes, it seems, just don't want to grant us the concession, even though we merit it.

Cheers Roller.

Action packed and exciting. We shall see, but we've certainly waited long enough. I'm pleased that we at least gained a further percentage in Vardar, considering we were stumping up the money anyway. I'm looking at it that way. Lol.

No mention of our position re Kallak in the BRR interview, but I'd be thoroughly disappointed if Kurt lets things lie on that front for another six months. Heading towards eight years waiting for a licence decision would be a bitter pill for us to swallow. Nor should we be made to. So I hope and trust that Kurt will step up the pressure on the Swedes. I can't see any decision coming otherwise.

In my humble.

Exciting. Nearly. Lol.

Mornin' Sooz. x