I am making this a collective post for today 31.01.2023
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So dear Talgarians, here we go!
The long journey is in the home stretch. I wish all fellow travellers a good finish. And I note again that a stumble is not an automatic show stopper. In this case new options would open up. And to the entire Talga team, I wish you good nerves and calm, it's all about the cause. You are doing the right thing. Thank you for that!
Unfortunately, I don't understand nearly any word. Maybe one of you understands Swedish:
Hanna Stenegren, Climate and Energy Officer Svemin on Talga's main trial
https://www.talgagroup.com/sv/huvud...g-vid-nunasvaara-sodra-inleds-den-31-januari/
"Now the future of the disputed graphite mine is being decided
Published today at 07.05
- In Luleå, the Land and Environmental Court today begins negotiations on the planned graphite mine between Svappavaara and Vittangi in Kiruna municipality.
- The mining plans have met with strong opposition from, among other things, Sami villages in the area. A. A.'s chairman in Talma Sami village believes that reindeer herding and mining operations cannot coexist.
- "That would mean land that we can no longer use," says Talmas Sami village chairman A. A."
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/idag-borjar-forhandlingarna-om-grafitgruva-nunasvaara
"The mining negotiations are now starting: "The climate perspective must not be forgotten"
Published today at 07:00
- On Tuesday, the negotiations will start in the Land and Environmental Court regarding the company Talga's application for graphite mining outside Vittangi.
- But reindeer husbandry and the environment are harmed by a mine, say those who do not want to see mining in the area.
- "This is an important project from a climate perspective and it must not be forgotten." says Per-Erik Lindvall at Talga."
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/nu...arna-klimatperspektivet-far-inte-glommas-bort
"Samebyar's struggle: "An important but difficult match"
UPDATED TODAY 08:26PUBLISHED TODAY 08:26
During Tuesday, the main negotiation for Talga's mining plans at Nunasvaara south outside Vittangi begins. Green conversion is pitted against the Sami's right to reindeer grazing.
- It is only on Thursday that Sami village representatives get to have their say, important voices and nothing stands above the rights of the indigenous people, underlines lawyer C. W.
The Land and Environmental Court at Umeå district court has called for a main hearing in Luleå. For ten years, the area has been in the sights of the company that now wants to mine graphite outside Vittangi. It is now and four weeks from now that the court will decide whether the company will receive an environmental permit for its planned mining operations, an operation that could affect the Talma Sami village for decades to come.
Graphite ore of 100,000 tons per year for 25 years is what the permit review applies to, graphite that is planned to be used in electric car batteries, so-called battery anodes.
- It will be a tough match but no less an intervention in nature for the affected Sámi, says lawyer C. W., who represents the affected reindeer-herding Sámi in the area.
Protests
Many in Vittangi who are critical of the mine establishment want to be there.
- It is typical, it is kept far from the place where we live, few can take time off from work and go down to Luleå, but there are many of us who do not want to see a mine here, says Hanna Råman in Vittangi, who hopes for clear facts about how the land and the water in the area is affected by the exploitation.
On the company's website, 150 new jobs are promised if the company, together with mining, also operates a factory producing so-called battery anodes.
The Nature Conservation Society for both Sweden and Finland will be on site in Luleå.
Previous criticism
The company's strategy of starting with permits for one area and then expanding as has drawn criticism.
- We would have preferred to see an assessment made for the company's mining plans as a whole, says Wikland, who sees it as a strategic way to get permission. But
Per-Erik Lindvall, chairman of the board for Talga, has previously explained his thoughts regarding the exploitation and extraction of graphite:
- It is possible to find technical solutions that create security in that we will not affect the water in any way that is harmful to the environment. The important thing for us is that the court gets to see our documents now and that we are open and transparent to the outside in this, says Per-Erik Lindvall, chairman of the board of Talga, he told SVT Sápmi this summer.
The Land and Environmental Court will decide the matter after a month's hearing."
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/sapmi/talma-samebys-kamp-en-viktig-men-svar-match
"Publication date:30 January 2023
Last updated:Monday 30 January, 08.00
Now the main negotiation about Talga AB's application for an environmental permit starts
On Tuesday, the main proceedings in the Land and Environment Court will begin regarding Talga AB's application for an environmental permit. In the application, the company has requested a permit for mining operations at Nunasvaara Södra in Kiruna municipality.
In May 2020, the company submitted its application for an environmental permit for mining operations, which includes, among other things, mining and beneficiation of graphite ore.
The County Administrative Board has expressed its opinion on the case and believes that the application should be clarified in matters concerning, among other things, how the activity is to be delimited and impact assessed, waste management, after-treatment and financial security.
The County Administrative Board believes that the activity can be permitted, but should be associated with conditions for, among other things, the interests of reindeer herding, the impact on water environments and the restoration of the mining area.
The main hearing begins on Tuesday 31 January at 9.30 am and runs until 23 February. The main negotiation takes place at the Quality Hotel in Luleå and the County Administrative Board has representatives on site on all days. The County Administrative Board's role in this case is to bring proceedings in the case to safeguard environmental interests and other public interests."
https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/norrbo...n-om-talga-abs-ansokan-om-miljotillstand.html
"Talma hopes to stop the graphite mine
UPDATED TODAY 11:58PUBLISHED TODAY 11:56
Talma Samiby is on site before a four-week hearing in the Land and Environmental Court in Luleå.
The case concerns the mining company Talga's application for an environmental permit to open a graphite mine in Njunisvárri outside Vittangi in Norrbotten, on Talma Sami village's reindeer pastures.
Sami village chairman A. A. hopes to emerge victorious from this battle.
- We want to show that a mine and reindeer husbandry do not go together in this area, there will be far too much damage to reindeer husbandry if a mine is opened there. The entire eastern area of our Sámi village will disappear for reindeer grazing, it is below the cultivation limit and our year-round lands, says A. A.
From the Sami village's side, they hope to be able to stop the opening of a mine and lean towards the Sami village being protected by international conventions.
- We have strong and clear rights and it is not just about taking them away, says A. A."
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/sapmi/talma-hoppas-kunna-stoppa-grafitgruvan-pa-samebyns-marker
"Criticism of Talga's application: "Should have been applied for all the mines"
Published today at 2:35 p.m
- The Nature Conservancy believes that Talga's application for graphite mining should not be taken up in court - and believes that the basis is incomplete.
- Björn Lundquist, who is vice chairman of the Nature Conservation Association in Norrbotten, is critical of the fact that the negotiation only applies to the area that goes by the name Nunasvaara södra.
- But Per-Erik Lindvall at Talga believes that it is normal for a mining company to, in parallel with advancing a mining project, also do exploration in the immediate area." https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/kritik-mot-talgas-ansokan-borde-sokt-for-alla-gruvorna