Copperstone Resources AB (publ) has on March 17, responded to the requests for supplementary information that the company received from the Land and Environment Court in February. The response refers to the application for an environmental permit for the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna. Copperstone has also submitted documents for “investigation consultation” to the County Administrative Board (Länsstyrelsen) and other related counterparts as a first step towards a possible dewatering permit (markavvattning).
On March 30, 2022, Copperstone submitted an application for an environmental permit to the Land and Environment Court at Umeå District Court to enable the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna. Subsequently, Copperstone has received supplemental requests from a number of referral bodies, to which the company responded on October 7, 2022. In February 2023, the company received additional requests for supplementary information from the Land and Environment Court, requests that the company responded to on March 17.
Copperstone's supplementary information will be published in full on the company's website at the permit section https://copperstone.se/tillstandsportal/miljoansokan/
For more information, please contact
henrik.ager@copperstone.se or info@copperstone.se.
ABOUT COPPERSTONE
Copperstone Resources AB is a company now scaling up to become a modern and responsibly producing mining company through the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, Sweden. The deposit’s high copper grade, geographical location and growing team provide a strong foundation for becoming a supplier of responsibly produced copper – a metal that plays a critical role in Sweden’s and Europe’s transition to an electrified society. In addition to the Viscaria mine, Copperstone holds a number of other exploitation concessions and exploration permits in Arvidsjaur (Eva, Svartliden, Granliden) and Smedjebacken (Tvistbogruvan), all in Sweden. The company’s shares are traded on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market (ticker COPP B). Augment Partners is the company’s Certified Adviser, info@augment.se, +46 8 604 22 55.