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Aug, as others have mentioned, I also feel the "tremendous week" was in reference to his time spent in Kosovo.

It can't have been tremendous getting an inconclusive reply from Baylan. Still no date for conclusion of our case, and no meeting with him either because it wouldn't be proper while they are preparing a decision on our case. Whenever. Lol.

Let's see what next week brings Aug.

Thanks.

:-)

I should have said for their lack of ensuring timely decisions are made.

Good stuff that. I hope he receives a response. It's about time these Ministers were held to account for their lack of timely decisions.

Thanks for sharing.

Hi 3card. Yes, it seems we are getting there, but we've still got to fund next year's work at Kosovo, so while I'm chuffed with today's RNS news and the sp rise, it will only mean something if Kurt hasn't raised these funds already, while the sp was between 5-6p. Because a discount to that, with the sp now quite a bit higher, will be like another kick in the privates.

So good news today, it was, but I'm not getting excited.

We could do with a change in fortune for the better though really. As Kurt himself said, we are already exasperated, so maybe he hasn't raised the money yet. Giving the sp a chance on good news beforehand would be much better.

I hope that your cheeks have stopped pulsating.

Have a decent weekend matey.

Hi Sooz. Good points. I thought the RNS was a fair one, although Mr Baylan still hasn't given Kurt any timescale for conclusion of this saga. However, as long as the Government is fully aware now that we have not only taken legal counsel on the concession matter, but which also has concluded positively in our favour, then this surely cannot be ignored.

I feel the message to Mr Baylan is therefore hopefully loud and clear. Particularly as our position has been highlighted to everyone in the world, via the RNS. Lol.

Only my view.

Afty aft me lovely. x

Not surprising MW. Chin up though, take a leaf out of your own book if you can, even if it's difficult.

Best wishes.

Yep. Our budgie needs to chirp up then leave a few choice droppings. Lol.

Hi Sooz. Thanks for your kind comments, they are much appreciated.

I think our little budgie is slowly sliding off his perch.

:-/

Hi Aug. Yes, we should get there. Hoping, though unlikely, that it's before the fundraise for next year's Kosovo work, because we are looking at a steady yet poor sp currently, so any cash call shortly is most likely to be at a lower price than the last. I'm not happy at all with this investment now, as you can probably tell from my posts. I feel, based on news that we know, Kurt could have done more sooner to turn the screw, if he even is now. If we do ever see the contents of his letter to Mr B, and the response, should there be one, that could actually determine whether I remain or go.

I didn't invest here to have the pi55 taken out of me for years by the Swedish authorities.

What a shower.

Anyway, apologies for my tone, but I'm sure you can appreciate a touch of stark reality. Lol.

All the best.

Aug, I enjoyed that post of yours as well. Blinding son. Lol.

Yes, one point here, apologies if it's a long one, is that Kurt has had to bother promoting the benefits of a mine, in order to build the bridges almost shattered by Clive and his clumsiness, and of course to entice investors for our business. The application process, however, should mean just that to the Government. In its pure form, it's a simple process, that should not require any negotiating between the Government and anyone. I'm talking only of the granting or otherwise of a licence. The rules are there, criteria set, it shouldn't be anything to then do with political jockeying, and, as we've witnessed, exhaustive levels of huffing and puffing, back and forth, to find a compromise before a decision is made. You mentioned negotiations possibly between the Government and the Sami, but In actuality, the Sami, while these peoples are a most important consideration going forward for Kurt, they are not officially involved in the licence process. They've had a rather good say here so far, but the Government should not be negotiating with anyone, including them. It should instead be fulfilling its obligation to provide a service to those businesses that have submitted applications for concession permits.

I'd much rather our application be bulletproof, which it is, and have been accepted or rejected a few years sooner, then we or the objectors could have appealed etc. Following a timely process. At least we'd either be mining or officially not by now.

So, it has been vital for Kurt to promote BEM and negotiate, alongside the application process, to bring in investors and display our future plans for the communities, but it should not have been at all necessary, and shouldn't be a requirement now, for the Government to negotiate with any party, at this stage. Only once the licence is given, should negotiations begin, and if the Government requires the project to be run by LKAB, then we may actually be included for once in any negotiations. Lol.

Six and a half years almost Aug, with still no clear end in sight to this madness. Politics has prevailed at a massive cost each year to our shareholders and BEM. The Government has continued to itself be absolutely guilty of ignoring any due process with regard to our application, because it is apparently too busy negotiating, when it bloody well shouldn't be.

How about this then instead. Someone please prompt Mr Baylan to check out the MI's recommendation and all "final" submissions made early last year on our case, then encourage him further to make a decision. It's plain and simple.

Perhaps, maybe, and all in my opinion Aug.

Good afternoon to you.

As ever, best regards.

Yes Bricks. It's only natural that, in the absence of knowing what the hell is really going on, shareholders would like to see as much information as possible. And we know this particular information exists, so our frustrations continue. .

Afternoon Aug. Great point you made about the State miner being a natural choice for developing Kal, for all the reasons you mentioned. I agree with that. So a partnership or straight takeover of our operation could be the outcome here. Possibly. We go it alone, what sort of problems, either real or imagined, lol, would we face from the objectors? Dunno. Would we receive a continual pounding, once the green operation is up and running and supporting "all" within and around the local communities?

You touched on the priority of our application, which you believe is occurring, negotiations taking place but yet to be concluded. I'm not so sure. First, any negotiations must surely be unofficial at this stage, because the concession licence has not yet been given. Or not given. Official negotiations should not be happening either, without BEM, licence in hand, and it does appear that Kurt is out in the cold with anything unofficial that may be occurring. Hence why he's been compelled to write to Baylan, in my opinion. Officially, on record..

I therefore feel that if you believe negotiations are going on, they must or should be unofficial. Officially, the licence granting or otherwise is the primary task. The official negotiations should not be commencing until that licence task has been dealt with. Moreover, the Government surely cannot be seen to be negotiating unofficially for months on end (or do nothing is my feeling) while shunning its responsibility for the examination of the criteria for the concession award v our content. The process has gone off track Aug, hasn't it? Or I should say, it's still off track.

Has our application content satisfied the criteria for a concession award or not? Never mind negotiations. What about the law and adhering purely to an application process.

Furthermore Aug, negotiations between whom? Lol.

As I say, on the face of it, we have not received any priority and Kurt is seemingly in the dark, hence his letter to Baylan. Is this fair treatment of a private company?

I agree with what you say about the letter, insofar as one has to assume that Kurt not revealing its contents must be in our interests, but how can you or I decide that, until we see the bloody contents?

Howl.

Atb.

Thanks Andy. I'm disappointed that Kurt didn't mention it's actually very nearly six and a half years that we've been waiting. More specific than saying over six years.

Very polite as usual. Im not sure that I'll be able to cope with yet another fundraise lower than the previous level, so I'm hoping the Government gives us an indication of when a decision is likely. I have my doubts that it will, and I now want to see Kurt's letter.

Atb.

Treetop, Greta should have all the facts before going to Kallak.

In all fairness to us. Lol.

Aug, I'll get back to you. I enjoyed reading your post.

Best wishes.

Good post Juicy. Great points those. I feel Kurt has been forced to write to Baylan because the waiting tactic is proving fruitless. It also seems Kallak has been discussed without BEM being involved, so there's some movement on it, but it looks like we've still not been contacted with a date for a decision, or any update on our supposed priority pathway. Being kept in the dark isn't on. Priority should not mean just whenever the Government decides to deal with it. Because of course it might then not.

Timescale required.

Thanks Dornod. Although it's only my view, based on the information that we know, not on that which we don't. Lol. The latter is more Aug's area of contemplation.

I'm not sure how shareholders would benefit if we were forced to take legal action in terms of obtaining either the licence or some form of compensation, because it would be quite a sour situation, though at least it would bring an end to the limbo we've been in for so long.

Kurt having to write to Baylan and trying to arrange a meeting with him would indicate to me that we aren't involved in the inner circles of any negotiations.

It seems we may only be taken seriously once we have the licence. And they won't give it us yet. Lol.

Not sure what to think really.

I see Aug. Yet our case surely cannot be caught by such precedent, based on the facts at our disposal.

Have to see, but approaching six and a half years waiting for a licence is insane. I want Kurt to do something about it. If the Government won't give us the licence, we need to know why. Or it must grant us the licence, considering it appears we've satisfied all relevant criteria.

Now!

Evening Aug. Yes, I'm sure we can and have mustered up many stakeholders from near and far, but the fact remains that this has had nothing to do with speeding up the process. It doesn't seem that our application has been prioritised at all, in spite of the Mayor of Jokkmokk, Kurt, Göran, Jan-Ola, Clive and Uncle Tom Cobley and all, pulling their hair out by the roots in sheer disbelief and frustration, each stating the benefits of this mine until they are blue in the face. All packaged up and rounded off nicely with green processing to boot and no directly detrimental anything to the environment. Yet still, still Aug, the Government is treating BEM and those pro-Kallak with utter contempt, via its usual inertia, and I pray that soon such treatment will be reflected and reported as a very serious international incident. The Swedish authorities have done nothing whatsoever that would support even the slightest notion that they have ever done any mining!

A proud tradition of navel gazing.

On we go.