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Morning Eric...I saw her in an interview and I wasn't too impressed, especially with her comment that she wanted her daughter to grow up thinking she could be Prime Minister; I thought such a possibility had already been established. And that it was the pinnacle of ambitions!

Morning All.

PS Yes...hellish it is.

Hello Eric. Talking about the politics, Annie Loof was the Minister responsible in 2014 and one notes she hasn't put her head above the parapet on this matter, whereas Linda Modig has. Re the fact that it's nothing to do with UNESCO... my best guess is the same as Treetop's (I think) and my most optimistic flight of hopefulness is that it's a belt and braces attempt to calm the green lobby. It could of course just by kicking the can down the road as far as possible to another election.

PS Just to make the point that Mr Lofven wasn't the PM at the time of his visit to Jokkmokk in 2014.

The fact remains that only the Government can grant this concession. A Legal battle is the last resort ..and I don't think we've arrived at the last resort yet because the UNESCO matter hasn't been resolved and the Government have indicated that the decision will be made in the light of that initiative.. Of gun boats we have none...only public opinion and the Moderate Party are working on that. That's what it is and that's where we are (imo) and we can like it or lump it...politics has it, despite what the PM said in his visit to Jokkmokk in 2014. Sigh!

Morning All. Ibjj...the fact that no one responded to your comment about the SAB doesn't mean they agree with you, that is not a sound way to come to a conclusion...I for one don't agree with you. OK?

https://www.expressen.se/ledare/oppna-upp-gruvorna-sverige-har-smashlage/

Lol.

Yes...we both do!

Morning All.

Might be a good time to get out Tak...while it's still 4p.

Eric...You could have made a bit more effort than that...there's more than one sort. Lol

Nighty night. x

Eric...On a letter from Cornwall Council a few weeks ago was printed: Tell them you're Cornish. And my husband did...told them he was Cornish, which had to go in the 'other' box on the Census. Lol.

I just shudder to think about it...it's from the Middle Ages...if you follow it it its logical conclusion. We need to move on, we're all citizens of this Planet.

We're Cornish, Eric...very proud of the 'M' word. :-)

Thanks Tomas92...sorry I spelt your name wrong. :-)

https://www.svd.se/ministern-om-nya-gruvor-vi-maste-ta-vart-ansvar

So do I, Eric...but it could actually be just the same thing, the PM would only pass it down and as you know I think Baylan is acting on orders and keeping the MP happy.

Takayama...I can see plenty of imagination in this bit:

"The Kallak story is not about a mine, it’s about the regeneration of Jokkmokk, giving the town a strong economic future that lives beyond mining, which also includes reindeer herding, tourism, forestry and entrepreneurs."

What do you think?

Hello Andy...long time no see. IBJJ I thought you would have known that by now which is why I didn't bother to point it out. 1 Swedish mile = 10 kilometres (6.2 British miles). As Andy says it's a translation error.

missed a bit:

It is not acceptable and under all criticism. The government and the Minister of Trade and Industry have handled this very poorly. We at KU agreed on that, says Linda Modig.

An example she takes is reporting to Unesco.

- Despite the fact that the mining plans have been discussed for many years, the Ministry of Trade and Industry sent a request to Unesco at the same time as the hearing was to take place at KU. This could have been done much earlier so as not to cause unnecessary delays, says Linda Modig.

What do you say about the information that one reason for the delay is that the governing parties the Social Democrats and the Green Party think differently on this issue?

- There may be something in it. The County Administrative Board of Norrbotten has also for almost four years done what it can to avoid deciding the issue. The County Administrative Board believes that the issue should instead be decided by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and the National Heritage Board. The tours in the case are sent around between the authorities so that it becomes almost tragicomic. You do not know if you should laugh or cry about it, says Linda Modig.

Norr Media has several times offered Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Baylan to comment on the information. But he has in an SMS denied the opportunity to respond to the criticism.
Controversial ore deposit The

iron ore deposit in Kallak (Gállok in Sami) has been known since the 1940s. It consists of three nearby ore bodies about 40 km northwest of Jokkmokk. Beowulf Mining has been conducting test drilling in the area since 2010. Seven years ago, Bergstaten said yes to the company's application to mine the ore, while the county administrative board in Norrbotten said no. The issue has been with the government for three years. There have been major protests for several years against the quarries that are considered to hit the reindeer industry hard.

"This whole issue has taken far too long"
A mine in Kallak is completely in line with the green transformation of society. This is the opinion of Beowulf Mining's Chairman of the Board Sven Otto Littorin.
Jokkmokk 19 April 2021 06:00

- It has become particularly relevant now after H2 Green Steels and Hybrits' investments in fossil-free steel production in Norrbotten. Kallak is located in the immediate area. Instead of long iron ore transports, we can offer shorter transports of 100 to 200 km and then you save hundreds of miles of transports with greatly reduced carbon dioxide emissions, he says in a conversation with Norr Media.

Sven Otto Littorin claims that one should invest in a green mining when he hopes that the business will start.

- We will use that technology to make mining as environmentally friendly and gentle on nature as possible, he says.

He believes that the mining will not significantly affect the world heritage Laponia.

- It is still three and a half miles between the mine and Laponia. I have nothing against UNESCO's examination of that matter. But I think that trial could have come earlier, says Sven Otto Littorin.

He has no idea how long UNESCO's environmental review will take.

- We have tried to get in touch with Unesco to find out, but have not received a sensible answer. In general, this whole issue has taken far too long, over ten years. It is seven years since Bergstaten said yes to our application. This delayed processing has cost us a lot of money, says Sven Otto Littorin.

But he emphasizes that Beowulf does not intend to withdraw his application.

- We do not give up. It has already cost us a lot of money and we believe in a mine in Kallak. It is good for the region as well and creates up to 500 new jobs in Jokkmokk, says Sven Otto Littorin.

What do you say then about those who claim that a mine in Kallak threatens the reindeer herding industry?

- We will make the mining as gentle as possible and with as little impact on the environment as possible, says Sven Otto Littorin

Linda Modig (C), Member of Parliament from Norrbotten, agrees that the processing of the application for mining in Kallak has taken far too long time.

She is a member of the Riksdag's constitutional committee, which in November last year teased Minister of Trade and Industry Ibrahim Baylan (S) after a hearing on the mining plans in the committee. KU then emphasized that nothing had happened in the case, despite the fact that it had been on the government's table for almost three years.

- It is not acceptable and under all criticism. The government and the Minister of Trade and Industry have handled this very poorly. We at KU agreed on that, says Linda Modig.

An example she takes is reporting to Unesco.

- Despite the fact that the mining plans have been discussed for many years, the Ministry of Trade and Industry sent a request to Unesco at the same time as the hearing was to take place at KU. This could