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We will ge our time in the sun...

6-years... For a process, at the time of submission, was expected to take “6-9 months”. I kid you not...

Hmm... we’ll see

And don’t get me started on the impending summer recess...

Tell us something we don’t know Chief... “Uncertain permit processes mean that Sweden risks losing the battle for new metals and minerals, according to industry experts Di have spoken to. "It's a worrying situation," says Mikael Staffas, CEO of Boliden. Despite the good economic situation in recent years, few new investments are made in the Swedish mining industry, according to Per Ahl, CEO of the trade association Svemin. According to him, this is because it has become increasingly difficult to open mines in Sweden. "Sweden falls into the rankings of the best mining countries and this is because we have unpredictable permit processes," he says, laying the blame both on how the rules are designed and the Swedish authority culture. "We often lose the overall view. The authorities question and lose in detail rather than guiding companies to do the right thing," continues Per Ah lAccording to a survey from Sweden's geological survey, SGU, which was presented in December last year, there are a number of Swedish projects that include so-called innovation-critical metals and minerals that have "stuck in the permitting processes required to open the mine in Sweden". At the same time, the European Commission wants Europe to become less dependent on imports of metals and minerals that are critical for new environmental and technological innovations. "It can be stated that it is difficult to open mines in this country and in some places it seems to take all possible means to stop them. From a raw material perspective, it may seem immoral to want some metals and minerals but do not want to produce. them, "says Anders Hallberg, geologist at SGU, who is co-author of the survey. According to Mikael Staffas, CEO of Boliden BOL + 0.89%, it is obvious that an unpredictable licensing process will have an impact on the companies' willingness to invest. "It's a worrying situation. Starting a mine means huge investments so just the fact that environmental permits in Sweden are ten years makes it difficult to count on the economy in it. Boliden has always assumed that it is possible to renew the environmental permit at reasonable terms but if you lose that faith, you stop investing, ”he says. According to Mikael Staffas, the development may come up against the climate change. "There are many who talk about being fossil-free until 2045 but not so many of them are asking where we should get the metals that make it possible. The problem for Europe is not that there are too many mines, the problem is that there are for few, "he says.“ https://www.di.se/nyheter/svarare-att-fa-tillstand-att-bryta-bekymmersamt/

And you do seem to have a lot of friends, the lives of which have been tinged by tragedy...

I am intrigued about the bear heads... tell me more!

If only...

It's called and an abuse of process, and could be legally challenged. In fairness, we have been at that point for some time...

Quite possibly subtle... and maybe a degree of naiveity on the part of the management when the application was initially submitted?

I think Juicy, if I interpreted your post correctly, is that you are simply stating that this process is no longer, if indeed it ever was, about the application itself, but Rather the rights of the indigenous people against the right to lawfully mine? I personally agree with that, although it actually shouldn’t be the case.

An RNS would be nice... just to outline that KB will now be pressing for a decision. I’ve every faith that he will be, and I appreciate the financial implication of issuing one, but it would be reassuring.

New investors will be a key driver of the SP when we get news. A feeding frenzy... a lack of supply and a high demand.

That’s the spirit Johnthegolf...

Applying the law now, based on the fact that Budge states that the election would potentially delay a decision, which it did. We now have a government, and if no decision based on the law is forthcoming, then other avenues are clearly open to him. Legal action being described as the ‘nuclear option’. If anyone is unconvinced, sell.

I have ADF on filter... but I can take an educated guess? Are we suggesting that he or she is a good Samaritan? Posting for the benefit of all investors... warning of the perils of investing in BEM? Hilarious...

And it’s +2.82% in Sweden...

And no one actually knows how this will actually play out. The actual views of individual politicians on mining are an unknown, and the decision to either grant or refuse our exploitation licence does not just come down to one politician.

And I might add, we get the same hysteria from the same posters, every single time. Particularly given that the announcement of a Government being formed, and the Ministers named, does not directly affect our application.

Exactly... and I think there needs to be some perspective, and general understanding as to how Governments function. It's becoming repetitive, but the fact is, that our application will be decided by the rule of law. We now have a government in place, and Kurt Budge can now get on with the business of applying direct pressure. It's not as simple as a minister simply refusing to grant our application. There must be a legitimate and lawful reason, and if Kurt Budge is to be believed, then our application has exceeded all necessary legal requirements.