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Hi. Our journey suggests to me that nothing can be ruled out, in terms of agreements behind closed doors.

I don't agree that Kurt hasn't left any stone unturned though. For my liking, the questions he has asked Baylan have not been pointed enough. More of a reminder of what we are about, how important the project is, etc. Not battering him into submission has left us where we are. It's only my opinion, but Kurt hasn't followed up on the general or stock answers that Baylan has given for the continual delay. At no time then, has Baylan been truly put under any pressure to perform in his role and ensure that the application process has become effective and fair. We still don't have any idea at all as to when a decision will come, and this I feel is because we haven't constantly demanded one. So Baylan is obviously in clover. Lol.

Sooz, before we know it, it'll be five years since the MI approved our application. Kurt is up against a political mutation, and he must find a way to bypass it. You mention the law, yes, precisely. He can go back to Baylan and keep reminding him that our application would stand up in court. It is faultless.

You can tell I'm so very frustrated, but there's always more that can be done. Kurt can do more. He must, because the damage here, as a direct result of this concesssion situation, is evident and ongoing.

Only my view.

Yes, fair comment. I totally agree, it can't be ruled out. The greenies not willing to support a new green operation, one beneficial to communities who need jobs and would thrive because of the project, that is the unbelievable and sad thing. Extremists that don't want change no matter what, even though the environment would not be directly impacted and their countrymen would prosper, that kind of mindset seems bloody selfish to me. In fact it makes me quite angry. Lol.

Cheers Andy.

But there shouldn't really be a comparison made with Arlanda Andy, because Kal is an environmentally friendly and safe operation. We won't be jettisoning fuel out everywhere.

Nice try. Lol.

Thanks Andy.

No, we won't wait that long though. We can't!

....mistreating us and mishandling our application.

Forgot to add, in my opinion only.

Hi Sooz. You are right about it being only money, but I've lost so much already elsewhere through holding on, and this is going further away from my 13.5p average. That's a lot of ground to make up, and there's a chance it might not happen the longer we are in this situation. I want Kurt to press, do whatever it takes, to remove the political barrier that is preventing us from receiving the decision. To be decided according to law our case, so he must find a way to demand that the Swedish Government upholds the law and now! We have already suffered immeasurably as a direct result of the authorities mistreating and mishandling our application.

Though it could be worse, we could be deer. x

I'm more likely to shoot myself if this malaise continues.

That is awful Sooz, but more can be done here, for us. Unless Kurt is working right now on tying up a deal with LKAB, and that's why we really aren't going to be drilling, then he needs to find a different way to resolve our current limbo situation. He has been polite, fair enough that, but also too lenient I would say, and it has not brought us a decision. Baylan does not see us as posing any sort of threat to upsetting his dreamy little applecart, insofar as our taking a different course of action to force him into accepting the responsibility for and taking the necessary steps required for bringing about the conclusion of our case.

Many if not most of us shareholders have had enough Sooz. Kurt can tell us more and is failing to do so. I need to know that he isn't just going to sit and watch the sp slide and then raise money.

Hasty, him renewing his Options and then us finding out we aren't drilling was a double whammy. Lol.

We need good news next. I know we've saved money by not drilling (unless it was all EU project cash), but we could have got cracking on KS and it may have shaken things up. No doubt given the saboteurs something to do as well. Aye, a spot of drill rig climbing, before the ultimate police drag off!

Roller, I agree, that is poor. There must be something to tell us. We decided not to take legal action back in February, five months ago, a significant decision, yet we've not had a meaningful update regarding the state of play at Kal since. I'd like to know if Kurt has just resigned himself to waiting, with the odd letter to Baylan telling him what he already knows, or whether he is actually pressing Baylan each week to bring us this decision.

I'm sure Kurt has every right to demand to know exactly what the problem with our case is, specifics behind the ridiculous delay, so why isn't he telling shareholders what he is or isn't doing to rectify our situation, with the reasons for that.

Surely something has happened in the last five months that he could share with us? If Baylan has done nothing more since, to to enable a decision to be brought, and perhaps not even had the courtesy to respond to Kurt's letter of 2 June, then I feel we should be informed as to what the plan is next for us.

Waiting indefinitely and doing nothing except writing to Baylan now and then, but not putting him to the sword with incisive questioning, well, that blows.

Specifics Kurt. A general "A decision is in the process of being prepared" is rubbish and another fob off. It has been used in similar terms so often and has only ever meant nothing. What happened to our application supposedly being prioritised? It is now fifteen months later and we've heard bugger all. Specifically why hasn't the decision yet been prepared? Who exactly is tasked with preparing it and what the hell have they been doing? When will it be forthcoming? Demand a timescale. We've been waiting seven years and three months for this decision!

Wake up!

Come on Kurt, surely it's well beyond time now to demand an answer from Baylan as to why we are still waiting for this decision on our application. Constantly being fobbed off by him with generalities is not acceptable, and yet that's precisely what he's done. You must put a stop to it. The longer we remain non-operational the further our investment here weakens.

Get after him, please!

Aug, if Kurt has been whacked but remains fully functional and just as focused, then that is all we need. If he isn't as determined as he once was to bring home the Kallak prize, because he's had a hard slog, poor lamb, then he shouldn't be representing us.

We long-term holders have had it tougher. Ten bloody years or so, Kurt has had to endure the Swedish chicanery for only half that time.

So he should be ok!

Afternoon to ye! Lol.

I love that Sooz. x

So hunting and fishing rights then. Not a mining fight in Girjas.

We do have our Kallak ANI in place, prior to any other, which should protect our interests. In all fairness.

If only. Lol.

Sooz, here's a link to news around that time of the Girjas ruling. Some may not know what the ruling is:

https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/girjas-sami-village-won-swedish-supreme-court-case-may-have-consequences-other-countries

Not sure what to make of it really. Lol.

I can view that cut and paste post now. Thanks Sooz.

Not sure what is going on with these missing posts. Groan.

Lol. See the word "Regeringen", blackout for a second until that naughty word is forgotten, then carry on as normal.

:-)