"The continual delays and inefficiency of the application process are unacceptable"
Sweden’s Norbotten County Administrative Board, CAB, which is currently investigating the environmental impact of Aim-listed miner Beowulf’s Kallak North iron-ore exploitation concession, has said it needs more information to further assess the potential impact of a mining operation at Kallak North in the Laponia region, reports Mining Weekly.
“The CAB has made no request to the company at any time to provide further information, nor has it provided feedback on the company's submission to the CAB in December, or our heritage impact assessment (HIA) prepared in April and submitted to the Mining Inspectorate,” the miner said in a statement.
Beowulf CEO Kurt Budge noted that opportunity costs, time and resources expended on this application process, have not only been borne by the company, but also by the community in Jokkmokk.
“The continual delays and inefficiency of the application process are unacceptable. Eight months have been lost since the CAB received the Mining Inspectorate's questions, and it has failed to provide any answers or an opinion,” he pointed out.