You don’t have to look far to find someone prepared to knock the European Union. This feels particularly true for Mining Journal, based in the UK, where an ‘In-Out’ referendum on EU membership in June has provoked an increase in anti-EU rhetoric.
In mining circles, at times, it’s not much better....

The presentation of Euromines President "Mining in Europe toward 2020" at EUMICON Conference "We design the future" in Linz, Austria, 5 - 6 May 2015

Mining Renaissance
European mining seemingly regaining lost lustre as at least one mine opens each year since 2008.

Article published in Mining Weekly in May 2015.

The road map for increased biodiversity has been produced within a project financed by the strategic innovation programme Swedish Mining Innovation, a joint venture by Vinnova, Formas and the Swedish Energy Agency. The strategic work has been jointly financed by Boliden, LKAB and Svemin.
The project has been led by Ecogain in close cooperation with Svemin’s Nature Working Group. This working group includes representatives from Boliden, LKAB, Nordkalk, Zinkgruvan and Cementa.
The steering committee has been made up of representatives from Svemin, LKAB, Boliden and Swedish Mining Innovation.
The project has run during the period December 2019 – December 2020. This road map is a first step towards the Swedish mining and minerals industry's 2030 target for biodiversity.

Read more on Svemin website.