The Barents Observer has just published another deeply-reported article on conflicts between the Scandinavian states and mining interests in the north of Sweden and Norway and environmental groups and Sámi reindeer herders, as well as other concerned citizens who live in those areas.
The journalists focus particularly on the strongly opposed Nussir Copper Mine near the Repparfjord in Norway and the Per Geijer deposit in Kiruna, near the current iron ore mines run by LKAB. The new deposit is projected to supply Europe with not just ore but rare earth elements. Many already know that the city of Kiruna was forced to move from its historic site by the LKAB mine. Further mining may well cause another move, as well as impacting the grazing lands traditionally held by the Gabna siida's reindeer herds.
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