The Government can no longer ignore the need for a more transparent and secure judicial system for mining proceedings. If Sweden should continue to be attractive for new mining investments the administration must become more efficient and the administrative authorities receive more resources. The Government’s newly released Mineral strategy is welcome and anticipated by many in the mining industry. The strategy is useful in many respects, but one very important issue is still lacking: the streamlining of the mining permitting process. The strategy conveys the aim for Sweden to become an international platform as a mining country.
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