Kurt17 Jan 2020 12:47
Update from CEO Kurt Budge:
"Today, I am in Luleå for, I hope, a good discussion at the 'Roundtable on mining in northern Sweden' being hosted by Länsstyrelsen Norrbotten, Länsstyrelsen Västerbotten, Boliden and LKAB. The Government is represented by the State Secretary to the Minister for Business, Industry and Innovation, the Sami President is here, as well as representatives from mining companies, regulators and industry bodies. Beowulf is an active participant in defining the solutions to address Sweden's inability to permit new mines, but I am clear that improvement initiatives, reviewing legislation and processes, should have no impact on current applications awaiting a decision.
Yesterday, I met Robert Bernhardsson and heard that Jokkmokks Kommun is in the second year of its SEK 28 million budget cuts. The Kommun's situation is not improving as inhabitants of workforce age leave Jokkmokk to find employment opportunities.
In 2015, Kallak was identified by Ramböll consultants as part of the solution to Jokkmokk's economic challenges and addressing the town's steady decline."
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