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To obtain these metals, EU countries today depend on production in other countries. When it comes to rare earth metals (see facts), for example, China is the dominant producer in the world, 97 percent is extracted there according to SGU. This also applies to lithium, an important metal in battery production. Today, production takes place mainly from salt lakes in South America and in mines in Australia. Cobalt is another metal needed for batteries. According to SGU, Congo accounts for 64 percent of world production, a country with poor conditions for miners, child labor and conflicts, according to Amnesty International, among others. It has been thought that we soon forgot that there was a border between Norr and Västerbotten about two billion years ago there was a continental shelf between the two counties. The southern Skellefte plate slid down under the Norrbotten plate. There was volcanism on the seabed, such as in present-day Indonesia. The volcanism spewed minerals on the seabed in lenses along the plate boundary. Since then, the bedrock has been deformed, lifted and folded. When the above mountains eroded, the lenses came to light. The area is framed by gneiss and granite and volcanic mineral-rich rocks.

Since mining began in the 1920s here in Västerbotten, 28 mines have been opened here, five of which are open today and we believe that more should be able to start.

What we should focus on in particular are rare earth metals. There are 17 pieces. Scandium, cerium and lanthanum are some. Used, for example, in mobile phones, wind turbines and electric vehicles. Lithium

Silver white and light metal. Found in pegmatite, which has been found in Varuträsk, the Stockholm archipelago and in Västernorrland, among other places. Used in batteries.

Cobalt metal with a high melting point that is magnetic. Used for alloys, catalysts, medicine and in batteries.

With kind regards
Isak From (S). "

""Answer from Isak From (S)
regarding motion on mineral policy.

“Thank you for your email

We do not point out individual mining projects in our motion. But what we are doing with our motion is to point out the problem that current legislation does not take into account the necessary climate change, and the mineral dependence that climate change gives rise to.

The government, regardless of color, must now follow current legislation and just as the lawyers in the Supreme Court ruled regarding the processing concession regarding the deposit Norra kärr, the Mineral Act and the Environmental Code are opposed to each other. There are often also national interest conflicts where different interests stand against each other. The judgment in HD regarding Norra Kärr has been predicted and now applies to all deposits and all new mines. We believe that it is time to move away from the current legislation which, after the HD's ruling, makes new mines almost impossible.

Overall, we go from fossil-dependent to metal-dependent. At the same time, we are becoming more and more dependent on materials from countries that are characterized by conflicts, environmental degradation and poor working conditions. We have the opportunities for the important metals here in our immediate area, ready to be extracted.

Climate change requires a major green transformation of society to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. Electrification of vehicles and machines is seen as part of this. And it all has to go fast. Hybrit's work with carbon dioxide free steel in Luleå and Northvolt's investment in battery production in Skellefteå is an answer to this.

But this transition will require large amounts of metals. Since 1998, metal consumption has increased by 63 percent in Sweden according to Statistics Sweden. Sweden also has a higher consumption of metals than the EU average, partly due to the fact that we also have production.

Going forward, it will not only be about consumption of metals such as iron and copper, which are already produced on a large scale, including by LKAB and Boliden, but also about more unusual metals. Such metals which have previously been too unprofitable to extract and which have also been thrown away in the form of mining landfills.

To obtain these metals, EU countries today depend on production in other countries. When it comes to rare earth metals (see facts), for example, China is the dominant producer in the world, 97 percent is extracted there according to SGU. This also applies to lithium, an important metal in battery production. Today, production takes place mainly from salt lakes in South America and in mines in Australia. Cobalt is another metal needed for batteries. According to SGU, Congo accounts for 64 percent of world production, a country with poor conditions for miners, child labor and conflicts, according to Amnesty International, among others. It has been thought that we soon forgot that there was a border between Norr

PS Cloudberry.

I've got plenty of perspective, the company is stronger than it was 6 years ago and the application has been fortified by independent reviews and assessments; it has growing political support. It's been a hard road surviving and it has survived and diversified...jam tomorrow is what juniors are about and ours could be just about to set.

Yes, Hasty...and easy to kill as I've just killed a torpid fly.

But how accurate is it? If the delay had a calculated strategy, it wouldn't be torpor.

No, you're not and you're not even invested here.

You've just regurgitated your past dozen or so posts...and your comments are, er...noted.

PS I don't think it matters how long we have to wait for the report to be published, it's open to the public, we'll know what happens long before January. Kurt's presenting in Stockholm on Friday see RNS this morning.

Morny morn Eric. I feel it's a lot more than just relying on the KU ... Government Committee's don't take up lightly issues presented to them by small fry like us...I imagine Kurt and Goran have worked hard to get us onto this stage and there seems to be a groundswell (if you can count 8 MPs raising their heads above the parapet in our cause) from all parties, except the one who shouldn't be named. And not forgetting what we understand is that it's not about the decision it's about the process. The decision in theory could come any time, provided of course that it's a Friday and a full moon. Two full moons this month so we're in with a chance and the next one's a Saturday but it's Halloween...could just swing it, I'm hopeful, in a reserved way.

Hasty...There it is, we didn't make it up, Case No 11. ;-)

2020-10-13

”Review case 11 - The Government's handling of the application for a processing concession for Kallak
In the Constitution Committee's review case 11 on the Government's handling of the application for a processing concession for Kallak, the committee has read a memorandum from the Government Offices submitted by letter no. SB2019 / 01569 / RCK).
At its meeting today, the committee has decided to request answers to certain supplementary questions, etc. that appear in the memorandum through a letter, which is to be sent to the Government Offices.
A response to this letter is expected no later than Tuesday, October 27, 2020, at l3.
The rapporteur in the review case at the Constitution Committee is Court of Appeal assessor Jenny Jonasson, ankn. 651 18.

Yours sincerely,
Peter Nielsen, Chief of Staff. ”

Eric....I don't know how to reply to that, the short answer I suppose is yes... it's not a question of being happy about it it's just how it is and we can't agree which is OK.

Nighty night. x

Yes, thought it probably was...can't find the number of our case seem to remember it was 11 but I might have made that up. Nevermind, it will happen.

Just been trying to find out if Case 25 is us or not (could be the refinery)...but can't confirm that it is. But I did find something else I'd mislaid and that is another voice on our behalf in the S....Linus Skold wrote to Mr Baylan on 3 Oct 20 asking when we could expect a date for this decision, a brave man. :-)

20 October 2020 at 12 noon....sharp!

Thanks again Nalfaren:

https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/webb-tv/video/oppen-utfragning/ku-utfragning-med-miljo%C2%A0--och-klimatminister_H8C220201020ou3

Thanks..I missed that.

Nothing about us on the Agenda but still very interesting, especially the bit on how the Committees work:

https://www.riksdagen.se/sv/utskotten-eu-namnden/konstitutionsutskottet/?utskstatus=alla

Yes, Eric, very pleased rather than excited, it's given us a boost and it's surely due to the recent report on the quality of the Kallak deposit together with the funding arrangement. But I don't imagine Baylan's zone is that comfortable and he certainly looks uncomfortable when speaking about it as well he might, it's a scandal. Aug. Our little snow geese goslings are going to be absolutely gorgeous. :-)