There were about 50 invited participants to the conversation about the mining establishment from both LKAB, Boliden, Kaunis Iron, Bergsstaten, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Marine and Water Authority as well as both the County Administrative Board of Norrbotten and Västerbotten.

Create understanding

The meeting between the authorities and the mining companies was held in Luleå on Friday to discuss and create an understanding of each other's roles. The focus was on the state processes and the development needs of the various processes.

The roundtable talks are a continuation of the dialogue that the county administrative boards in Norrbotten and Västerbotten counties together with LKAB and Boliden on the conditions for a sustainable mining operation, a dialogue that takes place alongside the formal consultations.

The permit processes need to be improved

- It is in the interests of both the authorities and the industry that we together for a dialogue how we can develop the conditions for a world-class sustainable mining operation. Among other things, this is about the permit processes and we agree on several areas that need to be developed. Among other things, we have approached Business Minister Ibrahim Baylan with a joint letter last November, ”says Norrbotten's Governor Björn O. Nilsson.