Sweden, home of TLGs graphite mine(s)

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With Talga will own a mine in Sweden, it is clear that topics around Sweden in general can be relevant to Talga. But the range is pretty large as the society has many faces.

This thread is meant for all discussions and topics around Sweden, specifically northern Sweden that might be relevant to Talga. This could be news about other mining companies, legislations, change of laws, news on population and interest groups. News and topics around the Sami and their claim of lands.

The permitting process is excluded here as it is a complex topic in its own right, discussed in this thread:
 
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Thank you for the new order @Semmel

It's been a little while but the topic of recycling has come up a few times. Here is the solution to the question of how Talga deals with this issue, which has been extremely pushed by politics. The solution is very close:

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Parts of the group that works with battery recycling at Swerim. From left Xianfeng Hu, Ludvig Ånnhagen, Guozhu Ye (coordinator) and Hamid Manouchehri.

Battery recycling is becoming increasingly important

ADVERTISEMENT April 20, 2022 Text: Swerim Photo: Swerim
- In a circular economy, nothing is wasted. We are involved in developing tomorrow's processes for recovering and reusing the metals in the batteries, says Guozhu Ye, project manager and responsible for battery research at the metal research institute Swerim.

The idea took shape in a taxi

It was a September day in 2011 that it all started. Guozhu Ye attended the inauguration of the world's first rechargeable battery for rechargeable batteries at Umicore's factory in Hoboken, Belgium. On the way home, he shared a taxi with two other participants who were sitting in the back seat and speaking Swedish. One of them turned out to come from the Luleå area and work with battery recycling. Contact was made and the following week he visited Swerim and the first step for the institute's activities in battery recycling was taken.

Today, Swerim has a whole team of researchers in the field. Most of them are seniors and specialize in cathode and anode material recycling. Focus areas are lithium, the anode material graphite, electrolyte, pretreatment and simulation of the battery reprocessing processes, formation of hazardous gases and working environment. At the moment, three national and EU projects are underway in the area.

Sharply increased battery recycling

The ongoing projects have the same goal, to enable a sharp increase in battery recycling. At the moment, the recycling of lithium-ion batteries is high on the agenda. Today's production is predominantly based on virgin raw materials, which requires a lot of energy and produces significant carbon dioxide emissions. In a future with a sharp increase in battery use in, among other things, electric cars, efficient recycling of the batteries will be absolutely necessary.

- This area will only continue to grow, says Guozhu Ye. We focus on niching ourselves on what we are best at - innovation and the opportunity to quickly move from idea to scale up our processes. We investigate and evaluate process chains where suitable intermediate products from recycling can be handled by energy-efficient large-scale industry as early as possible. This means that recycling can be efficient and safe.

Close collaborations give good results

Xianfeng Hu, project manager and researcher at Swerim, says that thanks to close collaboration with industry, they can evaluate process chains and effectively identify which substances can be recycled to advantage. The industrial companies Northvolt, Stena Metall, Boliden, Volvo, Talga, the research institute RISE and Luleå University of Technology are some of Swerim's partners.

- There is a great demand for safe and efficient recycling of batteries. Here we have a good collaboration with our customers where our specialist competence and our adaptable pilot facilities play a large and important role.

Part of a circular system

The goal is to show that the batteries can be recycled in a circular system. In this way, the environmental impact and extraction of virgin raw materials is reduced. In recycling, the most energy-intensive steps will be metallurgical. Because even though the metallurgical industry, due to its large scale, is very efficient, sub-steps in battery recycling require specific processes for smaller volumes.

But the recycling of batteries and especially lithium-ion batteries is complex. The system must be able to handle cobalt, nickel, lithium, manganese, graphite, copper and aluminum. In total, it opens up for a recycling rate of over 80 percent and in some parts up to 99 percent. To help, Swerim has a unique simulator used to investigate the formation mechanisms of toxic and flammable gases that can be formed during the crushing and refining of lithium-ion batteries.

In the end, it is also important to map out what is energetically and environmentally, strategically and economically justified.

- We need to be flexible and look at the recycling processes from several angles. Our idea is that the experience from Sweden's unique and well-functioning collection system for, for example, alkaline batteries can be transferred to lithium-ion batteries and give our industry a time advantage over other countries, concludes Guozhu Ye."



[I don't know what that means for Ecograf who are considering a plant at Northvolt for recycling and which is why there has been a lot of speculation. Maybe this is just about research, study and feasibility.]
 
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With Talga will own a mine in Sweden, it is clear that topics around Sweden in general can be relevant to Talga. But the range is pretty large as the society has many faces.

This thread is meant for all discussions and topics around Sweden, specifically northern Sweden that might be relevant to Talga. This could be news about other mining companies, legislations, change of laws, news on population and interest groups. News and topics around the Sami and their claim of lands.

The permitting process is excluded here as it is a complex topic in its own right, discussed in this thread:
How about Sweden and Finland's pending entry into NATO? Is that an allowable topic? The dimwits on hotcrapper don't think the topic is worthy of discussion.
 

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With Talga will own a mine in Sweden, it is clear that topics around Sweden in general can be relevant to Talga. But the range is pretty large as the society has many faces.

This thread is meant for all discussions and topics around Sweden, specifically northern Sweden that might be relevant to Talga. This could be news about other mining companies, legislations, change of laws, news on population and interest groups. News and topics around the Sami and their claim of lands.

The permitting process is excluded here as it is a complex topic in its own right, discussed in this thread:
Can we discuss the pros and cons of Sweden's entry into the NATO alliance?
 

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How this could have slipped through my eyes! I just stumbled across something. Right now, two politicians are visiting us. We are the first in line. I take that as a very good sign. Politicians are actively campaigning for us. And on 12 May there will be the conference with MT and the envoy from Brussels and on 24 May there is the EIT Summit. I think it's going!

"Gunnar Strömmer, party secretary (M), goes on a bus tour in Norrland​

21.4.2022 18:43:43 CEST | The Moderates

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Between Monday 25 April and Friday 29 April, the Moderates' party secretary Gunnar Strömmer and the party's business and energy policy spokesperson, as well as the chairman of the Riksdag's business committee, Carl-Oskar Bohlin, will visit ten northern localities to discuss political opportunities, problems and solutions for the ongoing neo-industrialization of North Sweden.

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Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Energy and Enterprise Policy Spokesman (M) and Gunnar Strömmer, Party Secretary (M)

Gunnar Strömmer and Carl-Oskar Bohlin will visit the following places:
Monday 25 April: Luleå and Piteå
10:30 Visit to the battery company Talga
13:30 Visit to F21 Norrbottens Flygflottilj
18:00 Door knocking in Piteå

Tuesday 26 April: Skellefteå and Umeå
08:00 Visit to Kankbergsgruvan, Boliden
11:30 Visit to Northvolt, Skellefteå
15:00 Visit to Totalförsvarets Skyddscentrum (SkyddC) in Umeå 18:00
Door knocking in Umeå
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About the Moderates' bus tour in Norrland

At the moment, a new industrialization of Norrland is taking place. More and more industries are choosing to locate their operations there, several of them in industries that are crucial for the green transition and Sweden's competitiveness in the future.

In many northern towns there is a strong settler spirit. There are plans for new residential areas that will house engineers, service personnel and other skills needed. At the same time, the new industrialization creates several political challenges: how do we get even more companies and talent to Norrland, how do we get them to stay and how do we ensure that there is enough electricity for the new investments to be able to get rid of at all?

Today, many companies report problems with the permit process for mines and mineral mining, concerns about energy supply, complicated rules for forestry, high taxes, lack of housing and growing insecurity in society.

The Social Democrat government's eight years of inability to solve these problems are in themselves a threat to growth in the counties of Norrland. Conditions need to be improved in a wide range of areas. It is election campaign...

The moderates see northern Sweden as the hub of the green export industry - where Swedish cutting-edge companies contribute to helping the whole world with the green transition. This makes this development a matter for the whole of Sweden.

At the same time as this positive development, the European security order is also being challenged by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine. It highlights Sweden's need for military alliances, national defense capability, but also the need for a greater degree of self-sufficiency both when it comes to energy production, food, critical metals and minerals.
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https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/g...orrland?publisherId=3235744&releaseId=3320808
https://dagensopinion.se/artikel/valrorelsen-kd-till-kalmar-m-tar-bussen-till-norrland/
 
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The group of environmental experts puts us in context with Kallak. I think that is in our interest :

"Debate: "Mine in Kallak no help for the climate"​

By Redaktionen Stordåhd |Friday 11 March 2022 at 8:52

“The necessary mining should be concentrated in areas where it does the most good for the climate and the least harm to people and the environment. Kallak is not such an area. ”

It writes Göran Finnveden, professor of environmental strategic analysis, KTH, Almas Heshmati, professor of economics, Jönköping university, Hans Lööf, professor of economics, KTH, Andreas Stephan, professor of economics and finance, Linnaeus University in a debate post in Svenska Dagbladet :
“The battle over mining in Kallak outside Jokkmokk is now in its absolute final stages. The government's decision is expected soon. The mine is needed for the sake of the climate, claims the British mining company Beowulf Mining and emphasizes iron ore as a critical raw material to cope with the transition to a green economy. But that is misleading information. Lithium, cobalt, nickel, graphite and copper, on the other hand, are central to the sharply increased investments in solar modules, wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries and power lines required to achieve the goal of global zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050."

“While several of the critical metals are concentrated in a few geographical areas, iron is found on all continents and forms 5 percent of the earth's crust. The Swedish iron ore production that mainly takes place in the ore fields in Sweden corresponds to 1.4 percent of world production. Mining in Kallak would only increase this share marginally and only for a short time."

https://www.nordiskaprojekt.se/2022/03/11/debatt-gruva-i-kallak-ingen-hjalp-for-klimatet/

The info is on several pages but this one is without a paywall.
 
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This is just one of the many major projects that LKAB has to tackle. With this dimensions it's no wonder they had to make a decision. They doesn't have enough money for all projects at the same time.
LKAB Cirkulära industripark i Luleå_Konceptbild LKAB_Foto av Fredrik Alm_Illustration av STARK...jpg

https://vartlulea.se/arkiv/tillvaxt...ndustrisatsning.5.6b34ac12180854bda01842.html

By the way, the port is being quadrupled in size. MT will be pleased. The yellow arrow shows where we are now and the green one over the dam with the road points towards the new location.
 
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It has now been clarified why LKAB did not have 200M to spare for us, as mentioned above, this is just one of the major projects. I also like his clear statement not to be stupid but realistic. The green glasses do not help with the Green Transition.

"A sigh of relief for Luleå​

CHRONICLE Last week I drew a sigh of relief for Luleå. Luleå finally got something big, writes Lennart Håkansson in his column.

08 May 2022 at 15:00Updated: 09 May 2022 at 07:38
For some time I have been thinking about whether Luleå would be the only major city in upper Norrland that does not receive a major industrial investment.

Ten years ago, Facebook established a large server hall in Luleå, a symbolically important investment that has contributed to increased interest in Luleå in the tech industry. But no major production takes place there.

Since then, Skellefteå has received a 30 billion investment in one of Europe's first and largest battery factories, which makes Skellefteå an important place in Sweden's green transition and creates thousands of jobs in the city.

In Piteå, the expansion of northern Europe's largest land-based wind farm is underway, with a total investment that is twice as large as Northvolt's battery factory, but the expansion is taking place in stages so it is not as noticeable.

The Hybrit project, which is run by LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall, is building its demonstration facility for fossil-free steel in Gällivare. In Gällivare / Malmberget and Kiruna, LKAB will invest a total of at least SEK 400 billion in fossil-free iron mushroom production.

According to the plans, Boden will have a large privately owned steel plant that will produce fossil-free steel, H2 Green Steel.

SSAB plans to build an arc furnace and a rolling mill in Luleå, a so-called minimum, in its conversion to fossil-free production. In Luleå, Talga also has plans to produce battery anodes of graphite that are mined in the Vittangi area. The port of Luleå is being expanded with a deeper fairway and greater capacity to handle goods. Luleå University of Technology plays a strategic role for all development in Norrbotten. So Luleå will always play an important role in the county. But still, a city that for 80 years housed one of the country's most important producers of iron and steel, Norrbotten's Ironworks and then part of SSAB, would be without a major industrial core. Luleå has lost the recent tug-of-war over the location of major establishments.

But then came the news last week. LKAB chooses Luleå for the establishment of a new industrial park where important raw materials will be extracted from by-products from iron ore mining. Phosphorus used for the production of mineral fertilizers that are an important part of sustainable agriculture and where there is a global demand. Rare earth metals needed in the green transition, fluorine and gypsum. Investments of 10 billion and 500 new jobs.

Pooh!

Because despite what many people think, the basis of our economy is that things are manufactured that can be touched.
Products of steel and sheet metal, concrete and wood, food and energy. We who work in the cloud at our computers, with communication, advertising and various cultural and so-called creative activities, all who work in healthcare and service industries, we all do it on a basis of industrial production.

If we had not had mines, steelworks and the wood industry in Norrbotten, I would not be sitting here writing this.

Lennart Håkansson , publisher of Affärer i norr"

https://affarerinorr.se/nyheter/2022/maj/kronika-220508-lennart-hakansson/


I understand him all too well. Fortunately, there is a change in thinking.

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a bit of fun
Does anyone know this :ROFLMAO:
 
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It has now been clarified why LKAB did not have 200M to spare for us, as mentioned above, this is just one of the major projects. I also like his clear statement not to be stupid but realistic. The green glasses do not help with the Green Transition.

"A sigh of relief for Luleå​

CHRONICLE Last week I drew a sigh of relief for Luleå. Luleå finally got something big, writes Lennart Håkansson in his column.

08 May 2022 at 15:00Updated: 09 May 2022 at 07:38
For some time I have been thinking about whether Luleå would be the only major city in upper Norrland that does not receive a major industrial investment.

Ten years ago, Facebook established a large server hall in Luleå, a symbolically important investment that has contributed to increased interest in Luleå in the tech industry. But no major production takes place there.

Since then, Skellefteå has received a 30 billion investment in one of Europe's first and largest battery factories, which makes Skellefteå an important place in Sweden's green transition and creates thousands of jobs in the city.

In Piteå, the expansion of northern Europe's largest land-based wind farm is underway, with a total investment that is twice as large as Northvolt's battery factory, but the expansion is taking place in stages so it is not as noticeable.

The Hybrit project, which is run by LKAB, SSAB and Vattenfall, is building its demonstration facility for fossil-free steel in Gällivare. In Gällivare / Malmberget and Kiruna, LKAB will invest a total of at least SEK 400 billion in fossil-free iron mushroom production.

According to the plans, Boden will have a large privately owned steel plant that will produce fossil-free steel, H2 Green Steel.

SSAB plans to build an arc furnace and a rolling mill in Luleå, a so-called minimum, in its conversion to fossil-free production. In Luleå, Talga also has plans to produce battery anodes of graphite that are mined in the Vittangi area. The port of Luleå is being expanded with a deeper fairway and greater capacity to handle goods. Luleå University of Technology plays a strategic role for all development in Norrbotten. So Luleå will always play an important role in the county. But still, a city that for 80 years housed one of the country's most important producers of iron and steel, Norrbotten's Ironworks and then part of SSAB, would be without a major industrial core. Luleå has lost the recent tug-of-war over the location of major establishments.

But then came the news last week. LKAB chooses Luleå for the establishment of a new industrial park where important raw materials will be extracted from by-products from iron ore mining. Phosphorus used for the production of mineral fertilizers that are an important part of sustainable agriculture and where there is a global demand. Rare earth metals needed in the green transition, fluorine and gypsum. Investments of 10 billion and 500 new jobs.

Pooh!

Because despite what many people think, the basis of our economy is that things are manufactured that can be touched.
Products of steel and sheet metal, concrete and wood, food and energy. We who work in the cloud at our computers, with communication, advertising and various cultural and so-called creative activities, all who work in healthcare and service industries, we all do it on a basis of industrial production.

If we had not had mines, steelworks and the wood industry in Norrbotten, I would not be sitting here writing this.

Lennart Håkansson , publisher of Affärer i norr"

https://affarerinorr.se/nyheter/2022/maj/kronika-220508-lennart-hakansson/


I understand him all too well. Fortunately, there is a change in thinking.

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Does anyone know this :ROFLMAO:
Next and similar opinion. There is a strong increase in numbers. Maybe the counter-calls are finding it increasingly difficult to be heard. That doesn't get us anywhere quickly, but I think it's important to have the backing not only of politicians but also of the population.


"More mines are needed for us to change​

30. APRIL 2022
A silicon mine in China will not affect the environment less than one in Sweden. Quite the opposite, because Sweden is a democratic country, where we are aware of the environmental impact of mines and want to minimize it.

Sweden should not export its bad conscience and place the extraction of the raw materials required for a sustainable change in other countries. We should take responsibility at home.

At the end of April, LKAB came with several news (27/4) about new deposits. In total, this involves a staggering four billion tonnes of mineral resources. This means that LKAB can partly secure the supply of iron sponge, which is needed to produce fossil-free steel, and partly offer large supplies of phosphorus. Phosphorus is an important part of fertilizer, which in turn is used in around half of the world's agriculture. Today, Europe imports around 90 percent of its phosphorus from Russia. An insecure supply chain since the war and indirect support to a rogue state. That Europe should be able to produce its own phosphorus has therefore been a high priority for the EU.

Now LKAB seems to be able to contribute a large part of this, the new deposit must be investigated properly, but at present the company says that the new deposit has the potential to completely replace imports from Russia. It is a huge win for Sweden and the EU.

However, this good news also has a controversial side. Both iron fungus to fossil-free steel and rapeseed ore will require mining, and mines are controversial. There is strong opposition to mines in parts of the environmental movement, due to the impact they have on the surrounding environment. Mines are, however, absolutely necessary to obtain the raw materials required to make a sustainable conversion. In the same way that wind turbines will be necessary to produce enough electricity for it.

There is no reason to worry about the factors that the environmental movement highlights. Starting a new mine affects the environment. Excavation of the land, felling of forests and setting up electrical infrastructure are also encroachments on nature that have a negative effect on it. A comprehensive societal change will always have consequences.

However, these consequences will be the result regardless of which country the interventions take place in. A silicon mine in China will not affect the environment less than one in Sweden. Quite the opposite, because Sweden is a democratic country, where we are aware of the environmental impact of mines and want to minimize it. Sweden is a country rich in natural resources. There is a history of rock formations throughout the country, even here in Sörmland in, for example, Tunaberg and Åker, so the question does not only apply to northern Sweden. But this long history also makes us aware of the conflicts of interest that exist.

We should take responsibility for the fact that different values sometimes clash. If we want society to switch to electrification and emission-free forms of energy, then more resources will be required, both from minerals and other things. If you do not want these to be picked up in Sweden, they must come from other countries. The environmental impact you do not want here will then instead take place there.

Of course, we must make trade-offs and ensure that everything from environmental legislation to compensation to local landowners works, but we should not export our bad conscience to others in the belief that it will then disappear. Sweden should remain a role model, because we are changing - and because we take responsibility for what is required to make the change possible."
https://sn.se/ledare/artikel/fler-gruvor-behovs-for-att-vi-ska-stalla-om/r429n90l

For me, the underlined says: Let us not follow those who egocentrically close their eyes to the challenges and ignorantly shift the responsibility onto others. I'm sure she doesn't mean it politically, but there is still election campaign.
That is just my interpretation and my opinion.

Don't be surprised that I post such trivia for you. There is not much to report at the moment. I am thinking confidently about the snippet and saying that we are in the starting blocks. The seconds to the starting shot felt very very long to me in my youth, like time was becoming frozen. That's how it feels to me at the moment. The time will come when there is more debate here, I am sure.
 
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I always like to see a ground breaking ceremony. The industrial park in Lulea is getting underway. The road is already finished, now comes the electricity connection.

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Malin Larsson, CEO of Luleå Energi, Carina Sammeli, Municipal Councilor and Jens Lundqvist, Chairman of the Board of Luleå Energi

"PRESS RELEASE - 10 MAY 2022 10:14
Luleå Energi is building for the future
Work is now underway on the new reception station that will receive and distribute electricity to Luleå Industrial Park on the Hertsö field and Svartön. The reception station is the start in creating conditions for more future establishments in the area and an important part of Luleå's continued sustainable transformation.
Luleå Industrial Park is the new area where the Hertsö field and Svartön will open up for continued investment in the industry of the future. The area is 125 hectares in size and is expected to be fully developed in 2030. It is already clear that Talga Resources, which manufactures battery components for electric cars, will establish its operations in the area.
- Luleå wants to grow and part of that is the investment in Luleå Industrial Park. If we succeed in attracting more companies to Luleå, it will mean jobs that will ultimately result in more people wanting to live and work in our municipality. A prerequisite for succeeding in bringing new companies and establishments here is precisely the availability of green electricity, says Carina Sammeli, Luleå municipal councilor.
The reception station to be built is a key component to enable the investment in Luleå Industrial Park, but will also be an important part of Luleå's continued electrification. As the city grows with more companies and residents, as well as new residential areas and electric cars, the infrastructure needs to be in place.
- Luleå Energi's role is to create conditions for the adjustment that is taking place by, among other things, meeting the increased need for electricity that exists from industries, companies and private individuals. Together with the reception station that will be completed at Notviken in the spring, this is an important piece of the puzzle in the energy transition that is in full swing, says Jens Lundqvist, Chairman of the Board of Luleå Energi.
To enable the industry and companies of the future, and make them want to establish themselves in Luleå, is according to Malin Larsson, CEO of Luleå Energi, a key to Luleå's continued transformation. But also a central part of the city's development and attractiveness in general.
- Industry and our companies are the engine in the transition. By creating the right conditions in the energy system to receive new establishments, we can in the next step together use the resources that are available in the best way. For example, through dialogue on residual energies from electricity-intensive industrial processes. It provides a sustainable and circular energy system and a city that not only attracts even more green establishments, but also people and skills that can develop the city further, says Malin." https://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/lulea-energi/pressreleases/luleaa-energi-bygger-foer-framtiden-3181071
 
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Hello TLG holders, I don't hold TLG but I am a student from Sweden. Let me know if you have any questions about my country or are in need of translation.

Best regards,
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Hello TLG holders, I don't hold TLG but I am a student from Sweden. Let me know if you have any questions about my country or are in need of translation.

Best regards,
Lellep
Välkommen Lellep to this special forum! It is still very young and was founded privately by enthusiasts some month ago, most of them belong to the Brainchip. I very much welcome that now a Swede is also part of it. I've been digging through authorities and the media for one to two years now as a German without Swedish language skills. Surely we can use your help and it is very welcome! A concrete example is newspapers behind a paywall and I can register only with a Swedish social security number.
But let's just get started. How do you perceive the situation regarding mining in the media or the public? I always try to form an average. And I'm on the move on as many homepages as possible, even conflicting ones. But getting a picture is a huge challenge for me.

Where do you study?

And the thord question: How did you find your way here and why? You mention that you don't hold any shares. What is your intention to come to us?

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Förresten använder jag deepL för allt översättningsarbete. Det fungerar mycket bättre än Google.
 
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Välkommen Lellep to this special forum! It is still very young and was founded privately by enthusiasts some month ago, most of them belong to the Brainchip. I very much welcome that now a Swede is also part of it. I've been digging through authorities and the media for one to two years now as a German without Swedish language skills. Surely we can use your help and it is very welcome! A concrete example is newspapers behind a paywall and I can register only with a Swedish social security number.
But let's just get started. How do you perceive the situation regarding mining in the media or the public? I always try to form an average. And I'm on the move on as many homepages as possible, even conflicting ones. But getting a picture is a huge challenge for me.

Where do you study?

And the thord question: How did you find your way here and why? You mention that you don't hold any shares. What is your intention to come to us?

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Förresten använder jag deepL för allt översättningsarbete. Det fungerar mycket bättre än Google.
Hello @cosors and other TLG hodlers. The year was 2020 and I was only 17 years old when I first went to Australia for an exchange year. Back then when I was only 17 I did not have an interest in stocks, but when I came back to Sweden mid 2021 after Covid had started to settle down a bit I got into the stock market. My first stock was AVZ MINERALS LIMITED and AMC ENTERTAINMENT (lol). I have been into stocks for about a year and I have learned a lot now. Especially on hotcrapper (before the AVZ THREAD went to shit). Anyways because I learnt so much from the posters that taught me a lot I think I should give back to other strangers the same way they helped me. I am currently studying my final year in High School (year 12) in Sweden, Stockholm now where I study Science and Economics.

Anyways, long story short I just want to help out and also learn new things and talk to new people. I have not done much research on TLG , but today when I saw out of random that they were mining in Sweden so I thought I would come in and say hi!

Regarding the paid newspapers, my family is subscribed to heaps of them and my school gives me access to pretty much anything. So let me know if you want any articles or something translated or pulled.

Best of luck to all holders, I am not here to downramp or spew out bad stuff about your stocks as I have seen enough of that for a lifetime on Hotcrapper..;)

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Ok! Let's get started. Maybe you'll get to these articles:

Post in thread 'Media' https://thestockexchange.com.au/threads/media.19849/post-62055

And AVZ I've seen too. It's also discussed a lot here at tse. If this gets off the ground, it's a global Goliath. But we're all about Talga here and the world's best resource to sustainably realize the Green Transition. Talga are the only ones in Europe who can do this on this scale for anodes and batteries. And they are trying extremely hard to do it in a consensual way with all parties involved. This is not a conflict like with Gallok/Kallak, you know that already. We want the Green Deal and we want it as best as possible. Europe needs your help.

Jag antar att du med tolv års studier menar terminer.
 

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Ok! Let's get started. Maybe you'll get to these articles:

Post in thread 'Media' https://thestockexchange.com.au/threads/media.19849/post-62055

And AVZ I've seen too. It's also discussed a lot here at tse. If this gets off the ground, it's a global Goliath. But we're all about Talga here and the world's best resource to sustainably realize the Green Transition. Talga are the only ones in Europe who can do this on this scale for anodes and batteries. And they are trying extremely hard to do it in a consensual way with all parties involved. This is not a conflict like with Gallok/Kallak, you know that already. We want the Green Deal and we want it as best as possible. Europe needs your help.

Jag antar att du med tolv års studier menar terminer.
Det stämmer utmärkt det!

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Annika Strandhäll: ”Ska inte åstadkomma omställning genom att tumma på miljökrav”​

Foto: Magnus Liljegren/Regeringskansliet

Olivia Larssonolivia.larsson@supermiljobloggen.se
22 dec 2021• Lästid: 11 min

Annika StrandhällBiologisk mångfaldEnergiGruvorKärnavfallKärnkraftKlimatMagdalena AnderssonMiljöministerpolitikSkogSocialdemokraterna
I en stor intervju med Supermiljöbloggen berättar den nya klimat- och miljöministern Annika Strandhäll om sin syn på gruvor, skogsbruk, kärnkraft och rättvis omställning.
– När vi pratar om en hållbar omställning måste den vara hållbar ur ett brett perspektiv. Då ska vi inte tumma på att det är barn som bryter mineraler i Kongo för att vi är för fina för att våga fatta de tuffa besluten på vår egen hemmaplan – samtidigt som vi vet att vi behöver innovationskritiska metaller som vi skulle kunna bryta här,
säger Annika Strandhäll.
Det var många som förvånades när statsministern presenterade Annika Strandhäll som ny klimat- och miljöminister, eftersom hon saknar erfarenhet inom just miljöfrågor. Hennes miljöpartistiska föregångare på posten – Per Bolund, Isabella Lövin, Karolina Skog och Åsa Romson – hade alla en lång yrkeserfarenhet eller akademisk bakgrund inom miljöfrågor innan de tillträdde på posten.
Strandhäll säger sig uppleva förundran över den kritik som förts fram och menar att hon tar med sig erfarenheter från tidigare uppdrag som socialförsäkrings- och socialminister till sin nya post.
– Framförallt noterar jag att mina manliga kollegor inte riktigt får samma fråga. Vi har en situation där Mikael Damberg gått från att ha varit näringsminister, till inrikesminister och nu finansminister, så det är ju inte så ovanligt att just erfarna statsråd får nya uppdrag och ansvarsområden, säger hon.
Du ser ingen skillnad på att just den här ministerposten innefattar ett område som kan beskrivas som vetenskapstungt?
– Nej, det vet jag inte om jag kan säga att det vore någon skiljelinje mot exempelvis hela socialförsäkringssystemet eller det sociala området där jag ansvarat för hälsa, sjukvård och läkemedelsforskning.
I Magdalena Anderssons regeringsförklaring framgår det att klimatomställning av industrin är ett av regeringens tre fokusområden. Och att den socialdemokratiska politiken ska präglas av bygget av ett ”grönt folkhem”, så det är alltså en prioriterad post som Strandhäll fått.
– Statsministerns utgångspunkt var nog att vi känner varandra väl efter att ha jobbat tillsammans i fem år. Hon vet att jag vet hur det fungerar i regeringskansliet och hur man styr ett departement.

Skiljelinjer från Miljöpartiets politik​

Strandhäll berättar att hon är väldigt stolt över den politik som S och MP gemensamt har burit fram under de sju åren de regerat tillsammans. Hon tar upp hur miljöbudgeten har fyrdubblats sedan 2014 och hur man skapat både ett klimatramverk och en klimatlag.
Men både före och efter utträdet ur regeringen har företrädare från MP riktat kritik mot att Socialdemokraterna i praktiken ska ha agerat bromsklossar i den dåvarande regeringens miljöarbete, inte minst när det gällde tuffare krav på industrin. Strandhälls syn på skillnader mellan en socialdemokratisk och en miljöpartistisk omställningspolitik handlar om rättviseaspekten.

– Ska jag säga något om skiljelinjen, så är det framförallt vår syn på att en omställning av samhället måste handla om alla delar. Om man ska få med människor i bred bemärkelse så behöver de känna att det är en klimatomställning som är rättvis, solidarisk och inkluderande. Exempelvis när man går från de jobb som behöver fasas ut, till de gröna jobb som skapas – då ska det finns en trygghet i den omställningen – som en bra A-kassa. I budgeten har vi även med ett kompetenslyft för att stimulera att folk kan utbilda sig inom de nya jobb som växer fram. En tydlig socialdemokratisk syn är att det är ett samhällsbygge som vi ägnar oss åt, säger Strandhäll.
Om vi ser på mer specifika skillnader i politiken från när MP fanns i regeringen – blir det exempelvis fler gruvor nu?
– För min del så ser jag väldigt gärna att vi – om vi har förutsättningar för att utvinna de innovationskritiska mineraler som det finns behov av – hellre utvinner dem i Sverige, och utan att tumma på miljökraven. På ett sätt med schyssta arbetsvillkor och som är miljömässigt hållbart, i stället för att importera det från Kongo där vi inte kan kontrollera de delarna. Så visst, det är kanske en skiljelinje. Jag skulle per definition inte säga nej till en gruva för att det är en gruva, men det är klart att det hela tiden måste finnas en balans mellan klimatnyttan och miljökraven.
2na-6253jpgicftyna-mwataa0vo964lrvv-1024x684.jpg
Nya miljö- och klimatministern ser kritiskt på högerns politik. Foto: Ninni Andersson/Regeringskansliet

”Behöver vara tydlig med konflikterna”​

Det är inte bara inom gruvnäringen där konflikten mellan klimatomställningen och naturskydd finns. Det senaste året har skogen hamnat högt upp på agendan. Det finns å ena sidan ett stort behov av trä för att bygga hållbart och biobränsle för att fasa ut fossil energi, å andra sidan allvarliga hot mot skogens naturvärden och dess biologiska mångfald. Forskare tvistar också om vad som är bäst ur utsläppssynpunkt – att låta skogen stå kvar som kolsänkor eller att hugga ner för att ersätta andra råvaror.
– Jag tycker att man ska vara ödmjuk inför att det finns inbyggda konflikter i detta och att man måste ta ställning till det i enskilda fall. Jag ser inte framför mig att vi ska åstadkomma en klimatomställning genom att tumma på miljökraven. Det är klart att jag ser ett värde av investeringar för att skydda skogen i Sverige. Samtidigt så är det väldigt märkligt för mig om vi sänder budskapet ”bygg mer i trä” men inte kan hugga ned några träd som gör att vi kan bygga i trä, trots att vi är ett av världens skogsrikaste länder. Jag tror att om människor på riktigt ska vara med i den här omställningen som behöver ske, då behöver man vara tydlig med att de här konflikterna finns. Vi kommer vara tvungna att försöka hitta en balans, säger Strandhäll.

Den ”blåbruna katastrofbudgeten”​

Den budget som Moderaterna, Kristdemokraterna och Sverigedemokraterna fått igenom har kritiserats starkt av miljöorganisationer. Fältbiologerna ordnade tillsammans med Skiftet och några andra organisationer i början av december en demonstration mot vad de beskrev som en ”blåbrun katastrofbudget”. Men att det är en så ”blåbrun budget” som styr Strandhälls arbete, det motsätter hon sig.
– För det första tror jag att man måste komma ihåg att det inte är en blåbrun budget som vi jobbar med. Den svenska statsbudgeten omfattar 1000 miljarder, den budget vi lagt fram för 2022 omfattar 74 miljarder. Den servettskissbudget som Moderaterna och Sverigedemokraterna lyckades komma överens om omfattar 20 miljarder.
Standhäll menar att satsningarna inom miljö och klimat finns kvar, förutom förslagen om ökat skydd av fjällnära skog och subventioner för energieffektivisering vid nybyggnation.
– Det jag tycker att man ska läsa in är de prioriteringar som M och SD väljer att göra när de lägger fram sitt förslag, det vill säga att de tar pengarna från vårt förslag om att skydda känslig fjällnära skog till att sänka skatten på bensin. Vi kan direkt se att det kommer att höja utsläppen och skada miljön, för de har heller inga andra förslag för att kompensera för det. Där ser man de högerkonservativas sanna miljö- och klimatpolitik. Man ser att det signalerar ett enormt oansvar.
– Sen är det klart att de pratar kärnkraft för att distrahera och för att de är för trötta för att komma fram med någon egen miljö- och klimatpolitik, lägger Strandhäll till.

”Inte en chans” att kärnkraften är svaret på framtidens elbehov​

När den här intervjun gjordes hade regeringen ännu inte kommit med något besked om slutförvaret av kärnavfall. Under onsdagen väntas Strandhäll meddela regeringens godkännande för den del av slutförvaret som gäller de gamla reaktorerna, erfar SVT. De gamla reaktorerna är radioaktiva i tusen år. Besked om den största delen av slutförvaret – det gamla kärnbränslet som är radioaktivt i 100 000 år – kommer i januari.
– Det som jag har gjort sedan jag tillträdde som klimat- och miljöminister är att tillsammans med tjänstemännen på departementet gå igenom det underlag som tagits fram i vad som faktiskt är Sveriges största miljöärände. På grundval av det har vi kunnat konstatera att vi har vad som krävs för att kunna fatta ett beslut.
Är det ett beslut som kommer se annorlunda efter Miljöpartiets utträde ur regeringen?
– Nej, det skulle jag inte tro. Men det är ju en fråga som Miljöpartiet själva måste få säga något om. Men vi ska inte glömma att Per Bolund så sent som i augusti talade om att ett beslut i frågan låg ett par månader bort, säger Annika Strandhäll.
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Barsebäcks kärnkraftverk stängdes 2005. Foto: Lill Eriksson
Tillgången till fossilfri el är en nyckelfaktor om Socialdemokraternas vision av omställningen ska kunna bli av. Satsningar på gruv- och stålindustrin samt Northvolts batterifabrik förväntas använda allt det energiöverskott som idag transporteras från norra Sverige för att förse stora delar av södra landet med el. Energisystemet har många komplexa komponenter och utmaningar, och i samband med de höga elpriserna har kärnkraften återigen hamnat i fokus i debatten.
I egenskap av klimatminister – ser du några svårigheter med att fortsätta avvecklingen av kärnkraft?
– Jag kan konstatera att det stora intresset för investeringar finns i det som är förnybart. Vi har just nu ett skyhögt intresse från företrädare från näringslivet och investerare när det gäller havsbaserad vindkraft. Där har ansökningarna mångdubblas och vi kommer att behöva plocka in extra resurser bara för att kunna hantera dem. Och kollar man på de ansökningar som ligger – det här blir ju lite fiktivt – men om man skulle säga ja till alla dem så skulle bara de producera dubbelt så mycket el än det svenska elbehovet under ett år. Det är jätteintressant för det är ju inte så att vi har motsvarande kö av investerare när det gäller kärnkraft, där finns det ju ingen som vill investera i ny kärnkraft eller för att upprätthålla den som vi redan har.
Är din linje som klimat och miljöminister att avvecklingen av kärnkraft ska gå snabbt?
– Det är klart att jag ser att vi ska fortsätta ställa om till förnyelsebart. Men sen i vilken takt det kommer ske – jag tror att kärnkraften kommer att finnas kvar en god tid till. Men det är inte kärnkraften som är svaret på framtidens energibehov. Inte en chans, säger Annika Strandhäll.

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The politician named Annika Strandhäll is a former member of "Miljöpartiet", now a Socialdemokrat (Socialist party) which would be "the greenies" or "tree huggers" in Australia. They are very anti mines in general and most people in Sweden don't take them seriously. However the Socialist government coalition that is currently governing Sweden are of course in coalition with Miljöpartiet so they take them into consideration even though they will most likely not be a part of the Parliament because they are losing many voters due to their politics. They are also very pro-immigration which is like most other Euorpean countries a bit controversial to say the least.. But in short, she is against the creation of more mines. But due to the fact that Miljöpartiet are almost certain to get thrown out of the govermnet due to the few voters this will probably derisk. However I will state that Sweden is quite traditional and conservative when it comes to mines, people here are generally not too keen on them. However, something that is good for you guys is the way our laws around land work.

An example is if I own a house, I only own the land it is on, not the land under it. That belongs to the government. So if someone wants to build a mine and they have the government approval, the mining company can basically compensate me and then proceed to kick me out.

In the end of the day, I am of course not a financial advisor so everything I say you should take witha grain of salt and do your own research.
Best of luck to all LTH's and to Talga group.

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Annika Strandhäll: ”Ska inte åstadkomma omställning genom att tumma på miljökrav”​

Foto: Magnus Liljegren/Regeringskansliet

Olivia Larssonolivia.larsson@supermiljobloggen.se
22 dec 2021• Lästid: 11 min

Annika StrandhällBiologisk mångfaldEnergiGruvorKärnavfallKärnkraftKlimatMagdalena AnderssonMiljöministerpolitikSkogSocialdemokraterna
I en stor intervju med Supermiljöbloggen berättar den nya klimat- och miljöministern Annika Strandhäll om sin syn på gruvor, skogsbruk, kärnkraft och rättvis omställning.
– När vi pratar om en hållbar omställning måste den vara hållbar ur ett brett perspektiv. Då ska vi inte tumma på att det är barn som bryter mineraler i Kongo för att vi är för fina för att våga fatta de tuffa besluten på vår egen hemmaplan – samtidigt som vi vet att vi behöver innovationskritiska metaller som vi skulle kunna bryta här,
säger Annika Strandhäll.
Det var många som förvånades när statsministern presenterade Annika Strandhäll som ny klimat- och miljöminister, eftersom hon saknar erfarenhet inom just miljöfrågor. Hennes miljöpartistiska föregångare på posten – Per Bolund, Isabella Lövin, Karolina Skog och Åsa Romson – hade alla en lång yrkeserfarenhet eller akademisk bakgrund inom miljöfrågor innan de tillträdde på posten.
Strandhäll säger sig uppleva förundran över den kritik som förts fram och menar att hon tar med sig erfarenheter från tidigare uppdrag som socialförsäkrings- och socialminister till sin nya post.
– Framförallt noterar jag att mina manliga kollegor inte riktigt får samma fråga. Vi har en situation där Mikael Damberg gått från att ha varit näringsminister, till inrikesminister och nu finansminister, så det är ju inte så ovanligt att just erfarna statsråd får nya uppdrag och ansvarsområden, säger hon.
Du ser ingen skillnad på att just den här ministerposten innefattar ett område som kan beskrivas som vetenskapstungt?
– Nej, det vet jag inte om jag kan säga att det vore någon skiljelinje mot exempelvis hela socialförsäkringssystemet eller det sociala området där jag ansvarat för hälsa, sjukvård och läkemedelsforskning.
I Magdalena Anderssons regeringsförklaring framgår det att klimatomställning av industrin är ett av regeringens tre fokusområden. Och att den socialdemokratiska politiken ska präglas av bygget av ett ”grönt folkhem”, så det är alltså en prioriterad post som Strandhäll fått.
– Statsministerns utgångspunkt var nog att vi känner varandra väl efter att ha jobbat tillsammans i fem år. Hon vet att jag vet hur det fungerar i regeringskansliet och hur man styr ett departement.

Skiljelinjer från Miljöpartiets politik​

Strandhäll berättar att hon är väldigt stolt över den politik som S och MP gemensamt har burit fram under de sju åren de regerat tillsammans. Hon tar upp hur miljöbudgeten har fyrdubblats sedan 2014 och hur man skapat både ett klimatramverk och en klimatlag.
Men både före och efter utträdet ur regeringen har företrädare från MP riktat kritik mot att Socialdemokraterna i praktiken ska ha agerat bromsklossar i den dåvarande regeringens miljöarbete, inte minst när det gällde tuffare krav på industrin. Strandhälls syn på skillnader mellan en socialdemokratisk och en miljöpartistisk omställningspolitik handlar om rättviseaspekten.

– Ska jag säga något om skiljelinjen, så är det framförallt vår syn på att en omställning av samhället måste handla om alla delar. Om man ska få med människor i bred bemärkelse så behöver de känna att det är en klimatomställning som är rättvis, solidarisk och inkluderande. Exempelvis när man går från de jobb som behöver fasas ut, till de gröna jobb som skapas – då ska det finns en trygghet i den omställningen – som en bra A-kassa. I budgeten har vi även med ett kompetenslyft för att stimulera att folk kan utbilda sig inom de nya jobb som växer fram. En tydlig socialdemokratisk syn är att det är ett samhällsbygge som vi ägnar oss åt, säger Strandhäll.
Om vi ser på mer specifika skillnader i politiken från när MP fanns i regeringen – blir det exempelvis fler gruvor nu?
– För min del så ser jag väldigt gärna att vi – om vi har förutsättningar för att utvinna de innovationskritiska mineraler som det finns behov av – hellre utvinner dem i Sverige, och utan att tumma på miljökraven. På ett sätt med schyssta arbetsvillkor och som är miljömässigt hållbart, i stället för att importera det från Kongo där vi inte kan kontrollera de delarna. Så visst, det är kanske en skiljelinje. Jag skulle per definition inte säga nej till en gruva för att det är en gruva, men det är klart att det hela tiden måste finnas en balans mellan klimatnyttan och miljökraven.
2na-6253jpgicftyna-mwataa0vo964lrvv-1024x684.jpg
Nya miljö- och klimatministern ser kritiskt på högerns politik. Foto: Ninni Andersson/Regeringskansliet

”Behöver vara tydlig med konflikterna”​

Det är inte bara inom gruvnäringen där konflikten mellan klimatomställningen och naturskydd finns. Det senaste året har skogen hamnat högt upp på agendan. Det finns å ena sidan ett stort behov av trä för att bygga hållbart och biobränsle för att fasa ut fossil energi, å andra sidan allvarliga hot mot skogens naturvärden och dess biologiska mångfald. Forskare tvistar också om vad som är bäst ur utsläppssynpunkt – att låta skogen stå kvar som kolsänkor eller att hugga ner för att ersätta andra råvaror.
– Jag tycker att man ska vara ödmjuk inför att det finns inbyggda konflikter i detta och att man måste ta ställning till det i enskilda fall. Jag ser inte framför mig att vi ska åstadkomma en klimatomställning genom att tumma på miljökraven. Det är klart att jag ser ett värde av investeringar för att skydda skogen i Sverige. Samtidigt så är det väldigt märkligt för mig om vi sänder budskapet ”bygg mer i trä” men inte kan hugga ned några träd som gör att vi kan bygga i trä, trots att vi är ett av världens skogsrikaste länder. Jag tror att om människor på riktigt ska vara med i den här omställningen som behöver ske, då behöver man vara tydlig med att de här konflikterna finns. Vi kommer vara tvungna att försöka hitta en balans, säger Strandhäll.

Den ”blåbruna katastrofbudgeten”​

Den budget som Moderaterna, Kristdemokraterna och Sverigedemokraterna fått igenom har kritiserats starkt av miljöorganisationer. Fältbiologerna ordnade tillsammans med Skiftet och några andra organisationer i början av december en demonstration mot vad de beskrev som en ”blåbrun katastrofbudget”. Men att det är en så ”blåbrun budget” som styr Strandhälls arbete, det motsätter hon sig.
– För det första tror jag att man måste komma ihåg att det inte är en blåbrun budget som vi jobbar med. Den svenska statsbudgeten omfattar 1000 miljarder, den budget vi lagt fram för 2022 omfattar 74 miljarder. Den servettskissbudget som Moderaterna och Sverigedemokraterna lyckades komma överens om omfattar 20 miljarder.
Standhäll menar att satsningarna inom miljö och klimat finns kvar, förutom förslagen om ökat skydd av fjällnära skog och subventioner för energieffektivisering vid nybyggnation.
– Det jag tycker att man ska läsa in är de prioriteringar som M och SD väljer att göra när de lägger fram sitt förslag, det vill säga att de tar pengarna från vårt förslag om att skydda känslig fjällnära skog till att sänka skatten på bensin. Vi kan direkt se att det kommer att höja utsläppen och skada miljön, för de har heller inga andra förslag för att kompensera för det. Där ser man de högerkonservativas sanna miljö- och klimatpolitik. Man ser att det signalerar ett enormt oansvar.
– Sen är det klart att de pratar kärnkraft för att distrahera och för att de är för trötta för att komma fram med någon egen miljö- och klimatpolitik, lägger Strandhäll till.

”Inte en chans” att kärnkraften är svaret på framtidens elbehov​

När den här intervjun gjordes hade regeringen ännu inte kommit med något besked om slutförvaret av kärnavfall. Under onsdagen väntas Strandhäll meddela regeringens godkännande för den del av slutförvaret som gäller de gamla reaktorerna, erfar SVT. De gamla reaktorerna är radioaktiva i tusen år. Besked om den största delen av slutförvaret – det gamla kärnbränslet som är radioaktivt i 100 000 år – kommer i januari.
– Det som jag har gjort sedan jag tillträdde som klimat- och miljöminister är att tillsammans med tjänstemännen på departementet gå igenom det underlag som tagits fram i vad som faktiskt är Sveriges största miljöärände. På grundval av det har vi kunnat konstatera att vi har vad som krävs för att kunna fatta ett beslut.
Är det ett beslut som kommer se annorlunda efter Miljöpartiets utträde ur regeringen?
– Nej, det skulle jag inte tro. Men det är ju en fråga som Miljöpartiet själva måste få säga något om. Men vi ska inte glömma att Per Bolund så sent som i augusti talade om att ett beslut i frågan låg ett par månader bort, säger Annika Strandhäll.
bkab-b1-b2-varen-2020-foto-lill-eriksson-1024x683.jpg
Barsebäcks kärnkraftverk stängdes 2005. Foto: Lill Eriksson
Tillgången till fossilfri el är en nyckelfaktor om Socialdemokraternas vision av omställningen ska kunna bli av. Satsningar på gruv- och stålindustrin samt Northvolts batterifabrik förväntas använda allt det energiöverskott som idag transporteras från norra Sverige för att förse stora delar av södra landet med el. Energisystemet har många komplexa komponenter och utmaningar, och i samband med de höga elpriserna har kärnkraften återigen hamnat i fokus i debatten.
I egenskap av klimatminister – ser du några svårigheter med att fortsätta avvecklingen av kärnkraft?
– Jag kan konstatera att det stora intresset för investeringar finns i det som är förnybart. Vi har just nu ett skyhögt intresse från företrädare från näringslivet och investerare när det gäller havsbaserad vindkraft. Där har ansökningarna mångdubblas och vi kommer att behöva plocka in extra resurser bara för att kunna hantera dem. Och kollar man på de ansökningar som ligger – det här blir ju lite fiktivt – men om man skulle säga ja till alla dem så skulle bara de producera dubbelt så mycket el än det svenska elbehovet under ett år. Det är jätteintressant för det är ju inte så att vi har motsvarande kö av investerare när det gäller kärnkraft, där finns det ju ingen som vill investera i ny kärnkraft eller för att upprätthålla den som vi redan har.
Är din linje som klimat och miljöminister att avvecklingen av kärnkraft ska gå snabbt?
– Det är klart att jag ser att vi ska fortsätta ställa om till förnyelsebart. Men sen i vilken takt det kommer ske – jag tror att kärnkraften kommer att finnas kvar en god tid till. Men det är inte kärnkraften som är svaret på framtidens energibehov. Inte en chans, säger Annika Strandhäll.

My takes from this article..
The politician named Annika Strandhäll is a former member of "Miljöpartiet", now a Socialdemokrat (Socialist party) which would be "the greenies" or "tree huggers" in Australia. They are very anti mines in general and most people in Sweden don't take them seriously. However the Socialist government coalition that is currently governing Sweden are of course in coalition with Miljöpartiet so they take them into consideration even though they will most likely not be a part of the Parliament because they are losing many voters due to their politics. They are also very pro-immigration which is like most other Euorpean countries a bit controversial to say the least.. But in short, she is against the creation of more mines. But due to the fact that Miljöpartiet are almost certain to get thrown out of the govermnet due to the few voters this will probably derisk. However I will state that Sweden is quite traditional and conservative when it comes to mines, people here are generally not too keen on them. However, something that is good for you guys is the way our laws around land work.

An example is if I own a house, I only own the land it is on, not the land under it. That belongs to the government. So if someone wants to build a mine and they have the government approval, the mining company can basically compensate me and then proceed to kick me out.

In the end of the day, I am of course not a financial advisor so everything I say you should take witha grain of salt and do your own research.
Best of luck to all LTH's and to Talga group.

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Unfortunately, this is not the article I meant. But thank you anyway! And thanks for your assessment.
Yes, I know that with the rather critical attitude of the population against this and that from Germany as well. Everything should be environmentally friendly and green, but please not in my backyard (NIMBY). Only this attitude brakes out and realizes nothing. I'll get to that with the wind turbines.

I would like to keep out of election campaign topics. When we get political we go to the bar, we are used to that from the old forum. I mention the election campaign here and there, but do not go into the content. It's normal, one hacks against the other. That doesn't get us anywhere here. What matters is what is decided by those who are in charge. Whether they are competent from the point of view of the others or not. I find it idle to get an overview of this in my own country and would like to spare me that in a foreign country for me. Unfortunately, the article does not bring us any further.
We have known here for a long time that many people revolve around themselves. Decisions are important! As an example from the article, it goes into wind energy at the end, which we all need. The other side is that last year 78% of all applications were rejected in Sweden because of own interests - NIMBYs I think. "...This is a bit fictional - but if you were to affirm all of them, then..."

So I think we have discussed all the negative critical arguments and I know the arguments of the hardliners as well. For me, the picture that emerges is that Talga is very conscientious about all areas of possible conflicts. They are a reliable player locally. Other miners don't make that effort and we are not talking about iron but the only large scalable resource for graphite in Europe to realize the electrification and the green deal. And to become globally independent and in addition not even have to transport it around the world and on top of that, not have to bake it into synthetic graphite in an environmentally harmful way. The production of Talgas anode material emits 96% less CO² than what is currently blindly ignoring bought from China. Fortunately, there will be a sustainability label for batteries in the EU. Talga Northvolt and others have campaigned for this to be introduced without further delay. At least I and many others care that tons of CO² is emitted on the other side of the world so that some can feel good about it because they don't see it. This affects us all whether we like it or not. I prefer to remain objective and realistic.

The thing is concretely feasible and necessary and can be realized in an environmentally friendly way; the mine is also to be electrified and could thus become a trailblazer in conscious responsible mining worldwide. I have seen how the sentiment of some politicians has changed when they realized that Sweden can take its responsible place and become a leader in environmentally friendly mining worldwide and would like to do so, if the words can be trusted.
I'm confident that our Swedish friends will help us achieve one goal for EUs GD for all of us. Unfortunately, this resource is unique in the world,) so Sweden is in demand. I am confident!
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So, now I've become a bit political after all and this is all just my own opinion. Normally I would have gone over to the bar with such a statement and would have ordered me a cold beer or cidre by Semmel, it's about time again. There is already dust on the counter. But I wanted to thank you here.
 
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Yes, I agree.
I will look for the right article this time;)

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@lellep you are right about that: "An example is if I own a house, I only own the land it is on, not the land under it. That belongs to the government. So if someone wants to build a mine and they have the government approval, the mining company can basically compensate me and then proceed to kick me out."

=> "When someone thinks they can find metal or minerals underground, the landowner does not have much to say about.
Opposing exploration is difficult, even if you cause damage and infringement, you have the right to do so, but for compensation. So a landowner can not really oppose if there are no opposing interests that weigh heavier, says L. B., senior lecturer in law at Luleå University of Technology who researches mineral legislation."


But one after the other: This statement comes directly from the research editor forskning.se. Here are a few words about them.
I like that very much:

"About forskning.se​


Forskning.se publishes news about research results directly from the country's universities and research institutes. The editorial board also produces its own in-depth articles on current topics where different researchers give their perspectives. Our mission is to ensure that the results from Swedish research reach a wide audience.

As we are a small editorial office, much of our material is written by freelance journalists. What you read with us is knowledge based on research.

Behind forskning.se are a number of authorities and foundations that fund research, as well as the country's higher education institutions . The editorial office is located at the Swedish Research Council. The news on forskning.se comes from universities, colleges, research funders, research authorities, research institutes and academies.

Images on the site come mainly from the image agency Deposit or Unsplash."
https://www.forskning.se/om-forskning-se/

Here the article, my comments in green.
Oh, and it's also about us of course. But read for yourself:

"Who loves a mine?​

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Climate change requires electrification. And electrification amounts of metal - to batteries, solar cells and wind turbines. Many of them can be mined in Swedish bedrock. The question is whether we want to?


When Sweden is to be electrified to meet the climate goals, the eyes are directed downwards - towards the bedrock. There are many of the metals used in electric car batteries and to store surpluses from wind turbines and solar cells.

But the opposition to new mines is great, and the question is whether the electric cars of the future will be powered by batteries with metals from Swedish bedrock.

Metals for mobiles in the rock​

1.5 billion years ago, magma rose from the Earth's mantle at what we today call Norra marsh, just east of Lake Vättern. Most of it crystallized at great depths, but a small residue penetrated through the earth's crust and solidified into a rock called grännait.

Half a billion years later, some of the rock melted again and moved slightly.

Since then, it is where it is. Over time, the area has gained a lake and people have settled there, learned to cultivate the land and use mobile phones and electric cars. For a long time unaware that the rock they live on contains high levels of the metals required to manufacture, among other things, batteries.

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Canadian Leading Edge Materials has spent the past 13 years setting up a mine in North Marsh. The process has been marred by protests. There are fears that a mine would poison Lake Vättern, which is Sweden's second largest drinking water source. Photo: Niklas Jonasson / unsplash

Today, Norra marsh is classified as one of the world's largest deposits of so-called rare earth metals. It is also about heavy ones, which are more rare than the light ones. Geologist Axel Sjöqvist at the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Gothenburg has written a dissertation in which he has studied the rocks east of Lake Vättern.

- Norra marsh is a place where the heavy ones occur to a fairly high degree. If you look at deposits in the world that have a high proportion of heavy earth metals, Norra marsh is the fourth largest.

The earth metals are absolutely necessary in smart phones, tablets and computers. Demand is therefore high. No wonder the Canadian company Leading Edge Materials has spent the past 13 years setting up a mine in the Swedish area.

Read also: The mobile contains 68 different metals - and several rare earth metals

It took twelve years to get rejected​

Since the first test wells in 2009, the bureaucratic mills have been grinding. The latest announcement is from May 2021, when Bergsstaten, the authority that handles matters concerning exploration and extraction of minerals, rejected an application for a processing concession.

A processing concession gives the applicant the right to extract the material, but not the right to mine the deposit. To do so, the quarry master is required to issue a permit. In addition, an additional permit is required in accordance with Chapters 9 and 11 of the Environmental Code, which is issued by the Land and Environmental Court. Understand that who wants. But we know our status.


* Bergmästaren is the head of Bergsstaten, which since 1998 has had the entire country as its area of activity. The mining state is led by the quarry master, who decides on matters in accordance with the Minerals Act. Source: SGU
Rare earth metals are some of the 30 minerals and metals that are on the EU's list of so-called critical raw materials, and which are judged to be important for society and for welfare. A large part of the demand comes from companies that manufacture the wind turbines and batteries required to switch to fossil-free energy production.

The problem for the EU, and Sweden, is that almost all minerals and metals are produced outside the Union. Rare earth metals come almost exclusively from China.

Cobalt from the Congo is refined in China​

Cobalt, a silver-gray metal used in batteries, is mined in the Congo and refined in China. Reports of child labor, forced relocations of people and difficult working conditions have given rise to concepts such as blood metal and blood batteries.

Since the beginning of the 20th century, no mining of cobalt has taken place in Sweden. However, the metal is found in the Swedish bedrock, including Bergslagen, Kiruna and the so-called Skellefte field. The authority SGU, Sweden's geological survey, has, within the framework of a government assignment to map innovation-critical minerals and metals, investigated the presence of cobalt in Bergslagen. In addition to high levels of cobalt, unusually high levels of other rare earth metals were also found.

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Cobalt allows alloys to be very hard and strong, and with a high melting point. Demanded in the manufacture of, among other things, jet engines, spaceships and turbines.

Today, Sweden uses about 500 tonnes of cobalt every year and demand is expected to increase, not least from the battery factories that will be built in several places, including Skellefteå where the company Northvolt in August 2021 made a proposal where they called for mining of cobalt in the Skellefte field.

- It would be ideal for the battery industry to have a cobalt extraction so close. But it still always falls back on the geological conditions; first know where deposits suitable for mining are located, says Nils Jansson, assistant professor of ore geology at Luleå University.

The willingness to invest has decreased​

Although cobalt was mined in Sweden during the 18th century, today's knowledge of the metal's presence is low. According to Nils Jansson, this is because the exploration carried out during the 20th century has focused on metals such as copper, zinc, gold and iron. Developing good exploration data for new metals takes time and is expensive.

- There is great interest right now, especially from smaller companies to prospect around the old mines, but the small companies have limited resources and test drilling takes a long time.

At the same time, the willingness to invest in Sweden has decreased.

- Several of the private sources of venture capital, which have previously been willing to invest, now see it as a risk. There are many projects that have got stuck in Sweden's inefficient and unpredictable permit process for mining and exploration matters, says Nils Jansson.
But we also know that something has already happened and Sweden has risen in the new ranking. See here

That picture is confirmed by Erika Ingvald, unit manager at SGU. She refers to the Fraser Institute in Canada, which ranks countries by how attractive they are to mining companies. From being in the top ten, Sweden has now fallen to 36th place.

- This is because the Swedish permit process is uncertain and not transparent, according to the companies. You can get a decision in one county administrative board, and another in another county. I feel that the companies are careful that there is strict legislation in order to be able to say that their products are developed in the most sustainable way possible, says Erika Ingvald.

The mine affects the reindeer herding industry​

One of the mines that has come the furthest is Vittangi in Kiruna, where the company Talga Group wants to mine graphite to manufacture battery anodes. In September 2021, the company began a test mining where they will extract 25,000 tons of graphite. The goal is to produce 100,000 tonnes a year, which would make Talga Group the largest anode producer in the world outside China. But first, the Land and Environmental Court in Umeå must try the company's application.

The company's plans for graphite mining in Vittangi have also caused protests from the local population and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation. The mine is feared to have a negative impact on the environment and affect reindeer husbandry. The long process around a possible mine in Norra marsh by Lake Vättern has also been marred by protests. Among other things, a dozen activists chained themselves to a drilling machine. The protests are about the risk that the mine will poison Lake Vättern, which is Sweden's second largest drinking water source.

Now the company has revised its plan and wants, among other things, to move the chemical treatment and extract more metals to reduce waste.
Talga will also shift further processing. It was applied for and granted against the objection by the county Kiruna. See here

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The Sami villages are the landowners who are most affected by the mining industry. Image: Emma Waleij / unsplash
The Sami do not own the land, they are users ~in front of the Crown.


Landowners do not have much to say about​

When someone thinks they can find metal or minerals underground, the landowner does not have much to say about.

- Opposing exploration is difficult, even if you cause damage and infringement, you have the right to do so, but for compensation. So a landowner can not really oppose if there are no opposing interests that weigh heavier, says L. B., senior lecturer in law at Luleå University of Technology who researches mineral legislation. You know that it is classified as a resource of national interest and is on the list of critical raw materials in Europe.

Opposing interests he be that the proposed mine is located near a protected area, as a natura-2000 area. Then a test takes place where the permit can be combined with certain conditions.

Laws that support exploitation​

- The Minerals Act is an exploitation legislation that aims for us to find minerals that are to be mined, says L. B.

A landowner can also demand that the company that wants to prospect buy up the land. In order for the landowner to know what is happening, the company must produce a work plan which states what is to be done and when. See here

- The obligation to provide information has over time been strengthened through new regulations and today you are not allowed to start if you do not have a work plan, says L. B.

So far, most mines have been started in northern Sweden and the landowners who have been most affected are Sami villages. In the Kallak area, Gàllok in Sami, the tug-of-war between landowners and mining companies has been going on for more than ten years. In March 2022, the government decided that the national interest in mineral mining in this case takes precedence over the national interest in reindeer husbandry and granted the British company a processing concession. Interesting detail

What does the mining industry do with the environment?​

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Quarry mine for iron ore mining at Kiruna.


According to law, a mine is an environmentally hazardous activity. On the one hand, the mine takes up land and affects the landscape, and on the other hand, the mining and waste management itself risks causing emissions of metals and other substances, especially to watercourses. How large emissions can be accepted depends on the substances in question. Some substances can be dangerous even in very small concentrations.

The mining industry is the industry that produces the most waste in Sweden. The largest amount is considered "Non-hazardous", but since it is a large amount that is deposited, the waste can also affect the landscape. What is considered hazardous waste is also not self-evident. The National Audit Office wrote in a report in 2015 that a significant part of the mining waste has hazardous properties, but that only a small part is classified as hazardous.
You remember Talga AB saying that our material handling is abolutely tiny compared to the neighboring mine. I mean at talga.se it says that they transport as much in one day as we transport in the whole year.

A large part of the waste consists of the so-called enrichment sand which is transported to large ponds. When ore and waste rock that contain sulphide material are blasted and ground, a reaction takes place with oxygen that can create an acidic leachate that can contaminate surface and groundwater.
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Recycling​

Recycling of critical minerals and metals is still small-scale. Work is underway in various places to increase recycling, for example Northvolt is building a recycling plant adjacent to the battery factory in Skellefteå. According to SGU, it will take until the year 2100 before recycling can account for half of the amount of rare earth metals that the world will need then.

The question is whether the future fossil-free vehicle fleet will be powered by batteries with metals from Swedish mines. Erika Ingvald believes that it could work, provided that the ongoing investigations come with proposals that can make people safer.

- I think the understanding of why you need mines, and these metals, has increased in the last five years. The common man has gained better knowledge of the value chains and an increased understanding that the metals are otherwise mined elsewhere. More knowledge of how a modern mine works and whether a specific project that is close would also contribute to the understanding.

The risks of relying on other countries​

The risks of relying on minerals and metals from mines in other countries became clear when Russia decided to invade Ukraine. Both countries produce several materials on the EU's list of critical substances. The war has, among other things, caused the price of nickel to skyrocket and the London Metal Exchange has stopped trading on several occasions.

- Russia's invasion makes it clear that what until 24 February was "only" seen as a risk will also become a reality that affects us all. It becomes clear how complex our value chains are and how many dependencies there are, says Erika Ingvald.

Sweden must be electrified - and what does the metals have to do with it?​

Increased electrification is crucial for achieving the climate goals, the Government writes in the recently decided national strategy for electrification . The industry and most of all road transport must be electrified if Sweden is to meet the goals we have committed to in the Paris Agreement. I still have to read...

Electrification requires, for example, batteries, and batteries metals. Among the so-called conversion metals are cobalt, vanadium, lithium and graphite, which are used in electric car batteries and to store surpluses from wind turbines and solar cells. Demand is increasing globally, which can be seen in the price development.

The EU consumes a quarter of all metals in the world, but accounts for only about three percent of production, and points to Sweden as one of the countries in Europe where the chances of finding metal deposits are high. At present, no conversion metals are mined in Sweden, but we import from countries such as China, Russia and Congo.

Where are the conversion metals?​

Lithium: Small deposits have been found in several places in Sweden, including Varuträsk, outside Skellefteå and in Bergby, between Söderhamn and Gävle. But there are probably more places.

Graphite is found mainly in the northernmost part of Sweden. But also in other places in the country. Graphite has been mined previously in Sweden and the reopening of mines in, for example, Vittangi, Kiruna municipality is on the agenda. Graphite is used in the manufacture of steel, batteries and cars.

Vanadium is sought after and prices are rising. The metal has been found, including in Jämtland, Härjedalen and Skåne. Vanadium is also found as a trace metal in Sweden's large iron ores, and may in the future become a valuable by-product.

Cobalt allows the alloys to be very hard and strong, with a high melting point, and is in demand in the construction of, among other things, jet engines, spaceships and turbines. Batteries are another area of use. Cobalt has been found in several places in Sweden, including the Kleva mine, Venafältet (Bergslagen), Kiskamavaara (Kiruna) and around Lainjaur (Skelleftefältet)."

I think this is very interesting to read, insightful interview, well written and a neutral view as I like it. Just scientific. My thanks to the team of forskning.se and especially to the author Johan Frisk
https://www.forskning.se/2022/05/10/gruvor-klimatet-metaller
 
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