On June 15, the Land and Environmental Court ruled that the state-owned mining giant may expand its operations and build additional facilities to produce sponge iron and extract the phosphate mineral apatite.
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management has filed an appeal. It wants until the end of September to present its reasons.
LKAB is also appealing the ruling in the Land and Environmental Court, objecting to five different conditions attached to the permit. The conditions concern seismic activity and emissions into air and water.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, as a referral body, demanded the removal of uranium from mine water that could end up in the Lina River, after which LKAB agreed to build a purification plant.
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