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No mine neither but sometimes you have to hold a candle to the devil. As BEM have no control to remove the incompetent and if removed may be replaced by somebody even more incompetent, we have to find a way of mitigating, circumventing or working with them. Some people are so ignorant and thick skinned that even public shaming rolls off their backs like sex crimes roll off a royal personage

I come across many occasions where I could 'go contractual' with clients and subcontractors but you have to balance that with maintaining a working relationship. There's not much comfort in being contractually 'right' if you aren't winning the work and many of these government appointed people can be insanely egotistical and petty and make your life a misery. I'm guessing that the approval (or not) of the exploitation licence is not the end of BEM's potential dealing with Mr. Baylan and his department and therefore it would be wise to try and maintain a working relationship.......or take him out drinking and get photos of him motor-boating a stripper. One of the two should work

As satisfying as it may have been, would it really have progressed BEMs cause to embarrass Baylan in public?

“Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.”

? Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

I think that the only legal play Beowulf would have would be 'the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID): the primary institution for handling the cases that companies file against sovereign states. (The ICSID is not the sole venue for such cases; there are similar forums in London, Paris, Hong Kong and the Hague, among others.)'

I prefer the original 'sketchy fur shareholders'

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Great post. Thank you

Out of 44 sites 43 were dusters

All gold exploration does not start with 'simple gold panning'. Commercial operations start with reconnaissance exploration in which satellite remote sensing; geological mapping and seismic techniques are used. In turn, this is followed by detailed geophysical studies and later, a detailed drilling, sampling, assaying and mineralogical study. An RNS based on panning with only one hit out of 44 strikes me as a treasure hunt and hobby mining

From the results only one pan showed a reasonable amount of colours and the rest were blow outs. They are still chasing the source

Why would 'legal action' suspend a decision? What evidence is there that a legal challenge would freeze government action?

Still shamelessly engaging in toxic deramping then Buster?

@Busterhogdog investing is not for the emotional and your personal attacks and insults show your personal quality or lack thereof
as illustrated by some of your comments on other boards (you should listen to your own advice):
'Every one who buys knows the risk and can do without dopey comments trying to unsettle others'
'hopefully put a end to the troll comments once and for all '
'Yes a troll they always appear'
'Hey troll bog off we have waited years for this !'

ATB

Buster, nobody made you do anything and nothing has been stolen from you. If you invested based on what's said here more fool you. It's up to everybody to conduct their own due diligence before investing. Take some responsibility for your own actions

I believe that this will come good eventually and I do think that drilling in Parkejaure is positive but if it was so certain they wouldn't be using some of the placement on legal advice. It's not in the bag until it's in black and white and confirmed. The biggest risk to any mining operation anywhere is converting an exploration licence into an exploitation licence

I wouldn't assume that the Sami subsist on state handouts:

'The modern norm is to have a permanent home and a cabin in the mountains for herding season. And those who remain in the business have long since replaced the skis with snowmobiles, AWD vehicles and helicopters.'

People who exist on handouts can't usually afford two homes, snow mobiles and helicopters. They have a parliament and UN protected designation as an indigenous people. My guess is that handouts are the icing not the cake

Looks like Swedish polticians are every bit as bad as UK politicians. Seems like granting Kallak might alleviate employment issues in the area:
https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-lofven-employment-economy-slowdown-leaders-latest-headache/

I don't know if this has already been posted but I've found this report on sustainable mining with particular focus on human rights and Indigenous Sami rights
https://www.sei.org/publications/swedish-mining-sustainable-futures/

The Green Party have him by the short and curlies, I suspect

I'm not sure the opposition is organised enough. We largely have Tories vs Labour plus a few 'pilot fish'. Sweden on the other hand has The Social Democrats and Green Party vs Moderate party, sweden democrats, centre party, left party, christian democrats and liberals.
I'm sure there's a common saying about drinking at a brewery and organisational skills that would be appropriate