Sweden, home of TLGs graphite mine(s)

[BlackBeak]

The detailed plan as a new task at Norrbotten County Council

I suspect that could be it:

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diary number: 9833-2025
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- Länsstyrelsernas webbdiarium

diarium.lansstyrelsen.se

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- Länsstyrelsernas webbdiarium

diarium.lansstyrelsen.se

Maybe that was to ask if they thought it was possible kiruna would approve in time? This was requested on the 9th with a desired response date of the 14th, which is when they decided cab would take over.

If that wasn't the case and it's the actual review, that's exciting because it's already in progress and they wanted results last week. But that's what makes me think it's in relation to taking over the case

 

[cosors]

Maybe that was to ask if they thought it was possible kiruna would approve in time? This was requested on the 9th with a desired response date of the 14th, which is when they decided cab would take over.

If that wasn't the case and it's the actual review, that's exciting because it's already in progress and they wanted results last week. But that's what makes me think it's in relation to taking over the case

My main concern is the diary number and that there is a first entry. That way it can now be tracked. Of course, 09 June doesn't fit for the actual order. It says something about opinion. Perhaps the district administration was asked about the issue in advance and when the answer was available, the transfer of the case to the government and thus to this district administration was published.
In any case, it is absolutely unusually fast. Perhaps they want to be finished with it before the summer break. So if the district administration, like the courts, should also take a collective holiday.
We can only hope.

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I assume that the date 14 July 2025 only refers to the reason for taking over the matter and that the title of the diary entry is about the timeline torn from Kiruna.

 

[cosors]

"...
Talga has now received both its environmental licence and its processing concession.

What will be the next step?
The commercial agreements still need to be finalised before a formal investment decision can be made. We cannot speculate on how long this process will take. Once the drilling has been finalised, construction of the mine and factory can begin. Both facilities are expected to be operational within 18 to 24 months of the start of construction," says Cen Rolfsson."

Gruvan får klartecken: " ”Vi är jätteglada över beslutet”

Bearbetningskoncessionen har vunnit laga kraft sedan regeringen avslagit den överklagan som fanns.

www.entreprenad.com

 

[BlackBeak]

"...
Talga has now received both its environmental licence and its processing concession.

What will be the next step?
The commercial agreements still need to be finalised before a formal investment decision can be made. We cannot speculate on how long this process will take. Once the drilling has been finalised, construction of the mine and factory can begin. Both facilities are expected to be operational within 18 to 24 months of the start of construction," says Cen Rolfsson."

Gruvan får klartecken: " ”Vi är jätteglada över beslutet”

Bearbetningskoncessionen har vunnit laga kraft sedan regeringen avslagit den överklagan som fanns.

www.entreprenad.com

I'm glad this moved to the topic of commercial agreements as the next step, and not "detailed mining plan"!

 

[BlackBeak]

I'm glad this moved to the topic of commercial agreements as the next step, and not "detailed mining plan"!

Things seem to finally be in Talga's court again rather than waiting on government or court processes

 

[blondeaussie]

The detailed plan as a new task at Norrbotten County Council

I suspect that it could be:

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diary number: 9833-2025
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I like the wording. They've either utilised the municipalities or pre-empted this and already created their own plan. Either way I'm happy not to see the word "draft" in their language.

 

[cosors]

I like the wording. They've either utilised the municipalities or pre-empted this and already created their own plan. Either way I'm happy not to see the word "draft" in their language.

My thought is that one authority has already developed the plan and cannot deny the other authority under the same jurisdiction because of copyright or something like that. I suspect that the County Administrative Board Norbotten can claim the files from Kiruna County Council, so they don't have to start from scratch and then they can revise and then adopt.
This would then have the advantage that everything would be implemented as planned by Kiruna with the responsibility that their district administration has towards its citizens.
But these are all just guesses on my part.

 

[cosors]

Bergsstaaten's statement in an analysis for the SGU:
"For Talga, the processing concession needs to gain legal force before we can decide on the land allocation."

https://www.sgu.se/globalassets/om-sgu/sa-styrs-sgu/sgus-omvarldsanalys-maj-2024---maj-2025.pdf

See here (Västerbotten not Norrbotten):

The same day!
Puzzle piece by piece are now being put together at the speed of light by Swedish standards



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"Processing concession
...
If the Chief Mining Officer and the District Executive do not agree on land use, the government makes the decision."

"The land allocation allows access to the land - which is decided by the Chief Mining Officer in a special cadastral procedure
The land allocation determines the land required for the mine and the mining area. It also determines the right, ownership or lease of the land to be leased to the concessionaire.
The land allocation links the required land to one or more processing concessions and is valid for as long as the concessions are valid.
The decision on the allocation of land is usually based on an agreement between the concessionaire and the landowners. Land can be allocated against the will of landowners and rights holders, but this is unusual. It is always the landowner who decides whether the land is to be acquired or used with a leasehold right. If the division of the land is not based on an agreement between the parties, the Chief Mining Inspector decides on the compensation. The rules of the Expropriation Act apply to the determination of compensation. If necessary, two guardians from the village take part in the land allocation procedure."

Från undersökningstillstånd till gruva

Här beskrivs stegen från undersökningstillstånd till gruva. Vilka tillstånd krävs och vad ger tillstånden för rättigheter och skyldigheter.

www.sgu.se

 

[cosors]

SGUs Kartvisare

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bk stands for bearbetningskoncession (processing concession)

 

[ACinEur]

14 July in the Diary…

 

[cosors]

14 July in the Diary…

I think this is just the headline for the diary and refers to Kiruna's announcement for their gone (topic is now by the government) review period, which is why the government snatched it out of their hands. According to government dictates, the plan should be available by 16 June. Unacceptable

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Remember, Kiruna has publicly released the finalised plan for comments some days ago. Anyone could submit their comments until July, according to Kiruna's policy plan. Mats Taaveniku said that a judgement could be expected from September/October at the earliest. Then that was realy too much for the government.

 

[ACinEur]

Sorry I’m confused Do we have a date? the 16th was today. Sorry not much sleep the last few nights and my brain is tired…

 

[cosors]

Sorry I’m confused Do we have a date? the 16th was today. Sorry not much sleep the last few nights and my brain is tired…

No new date yet. M. T. has asked for and received an extension from 16 May to 16 June. From then on, there will be three weeks of public access and time to comment. Decision in September/October at the earliest. Then the time for objections.
This was too much of a delay for the government and they took it on themselves. So I assume that the government won't be fooled and will get the matter through before these dates. Since the government is the highest authority, there's no appeal in the first round and the plan is legally in force. Someone could try to go to the Supreme Court for procedural matters, but will fail.
The matter was until now in the hands of those who want to prevent climate protection for their own interests of ego NIMBY rights. No chance for further delays.
I don't know the final date, but it will certainly be before the date of. Kiruna's, otherwise the government would make a fool of itself with this action.
The plan has been on the table for years, has been adapted over the years and pushed from one corner to the other in order to avoid its adoption. It was the last sovereignty left to the antis, the so-called planning monopoly, which with Talga's unique career is no longer a unique monopoly.
M. T. destroyed it himself for whole Sweden. It's like sitting on a chair, sawing off two legs at the same time, then complaining how unfair the others are because you fall down.

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As far as I know, it is almost unique for a company to have all the approvals but no detailed plan. This is normally further up the list.
Kiruna has overstepped the mark and done Sweden a disservice in the sense of all (antis).
His disciples may adore him, but everyone else will gnash their teeth at the precedent he has set.

 

[cosors]

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If that wasn't the case and it's the actual review, that's exciting because it's already in progress and they wanted results last week. But that's what makes me think it's in relation to taking over the case

I was wrong and you seem to be right. The date for comments does indeed seem to be 14 July. The diary entry has been expanded to include the opinion of the Swedish Transport Administration from 12 June. I think all comments will be collected here in the future. I have seen the list for the approval in Lulea. This is also be continued.

So this case will only be decided after 14 July. Of course, this is just my guess and I could be wrong.
And you would be right about another assumption. The case was opened on 9 June and it wasn't until 13 June that we were informed that the government was taking over and handing the case over to Norbotten County Council. Perhaps the decision had already been made internally, they started work and we only found out about it later.
Or the district administration has simply taken over the public notice from Kiruna and not restarted it in order not to lose any time.

Kiruna:
"The review period runs from 11
June - 14 July 2025"

PERMITS

From the official that was handling the case up until this point: "A decision in the matter was made during today's government meeting. However, the decision has not yet been dispatched – it may take a few days."

thestockexchange.com.au

What seems not to be speculation is that something is happening and that the case is being processed and not lying around somewhere.
At least something ist moving.

Yesterday

Today

 

[BlackBeak]

I was wrong and you seem to be right. The date for comments does indeed seem to be 14 July. The diary entry has been expanded to include the opinion of the Swedish Transport Administration from 12 June. I think all comments will be collected here in the future. I have seen the list for the approval in Lulea. This is also be continued.

So this case will only be decided after 14 July. Of course, this is just my guess and I could be wrong.
And you would be right about another assumption. The case was opened on 9 June and it wasn't until 13 June that we were informed that the government was taking over and handing the case over to Norbotten County Council. Perhaps the decision had already been made internally, they started work and we only found out about it later.
Or the district administration has simply taken over the public notice from Kiruna and not restarted it in order not to lose any time.

Kiruna:
"The review period runs from 11
June - 14 July 2025"

PERMITS

From the official that was handling the case up until this point: "A decision in the matter was made during today's government meeting. However, the decision has not yet been dispatched – it may take a few days."

thestockexchange.com.au

What seems not to be speculation is that something is happening and that the case is being processed and not lying around somewhere.
At least something ist moving.

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Oh I have to admit, I actually misread the due date for opinions. I thought it said 14th of June, not 14th July.

So I think that's still great news. This isn't going on for 7 months like the appeal, they have a month. Not only that, they're already working on it and receiving feedback. And hopefully it can be finished sooner.

I'd assume the government would take CAB's opinion and approve it within a week or 2. So end of July at the latest for detailed mining plan approval, no appeals.

 

[cosors]

Luea

Municipal Council 2025-05-05:
"The Community Planning Committee has proposed on 22 April 2025 § 24 that the Municipal Board decide that Luleå Municipality shall carry out the sale of the property Hertsön 11:1010 to Talga AB in accordance with the attached purchase agreement. The Head of Land and Development is commissioned to sign the purchase documents with Talga AB."

https://www.lulea.se/download/18.41132181196f42a26af1cbe/1748003768415/Protokoll%20Kommunstyrelsen%202025-05-05.pdf

That explains a lot.
No wonder. If you don't own the land, you can't build on it.
I'm actually looking for the detailed plan for the factory.

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"On 2 December 2019, the municipal board decided § 282 on land allocation of a total of 10 ha of part of Hertsön 11:1 (current Hertsön 11:1010) to Talga Graphine AB for the phased expansion of a graphite processing plant."


Period: Mon, 02/12/2019 - Tue, 22/04/2025
Length of period: 5 years, 4 months, 2 weeks, 6 days
Length in days: 1968 days
Length in weeks: 281 weeks, 1 day

 

[Semmel]

I thought they owned the land for a long time already.. surprises me a bit to be honest. Well, ok then. Let's get on with it! Offtake, strategic partner and FID.. then build build build. time to save some CO2!

 

[Semmel]

There must be a misunderstanding.. or some sort.. it can't take 5 years for that, not even if you slow walk the process.. there must be something we are missing.

 

[BlackBeak]

I thought they owned the land for a long time already.. surprises me a bit to be honest. Well, ok then. Let's get on with it! Offtake, strategic partner and FID.. then build build build. time to save some CO2!

I also thought we already owned it. That seems odd. Is it the same land we already started building on? I feel like we were also looking at purchasing an adjacent lot maybe?

 

[cosors]

ok
here the explanation:
"Talga AB then acquired the property, through a purchase agreement dated 1 June 2023, with a reversionary condition stating that the purchase requires that construction within the property must begin to a significant extent no later than two years after the signing of the purchase agreement. At the time the purchase agreement was drawn up, it was possible for Talga AB to start construction immediately. However, due to delays in the permit process, mainly related to the mining operations in Kiruna municipality, construction in Luleå municipality had to be paused. As a result, Talga is now unable to fulfil the construction obligation. The purchase will thus be cancelled due to the conditions set out in the current purchase agreement. Talga AB has now progressed in its process and obtained the opportunity for mining and thus it is also possible to start construction of the plant in Luleå. Talga's project and implementation is still considered to be highly topical and is shown, among other things, by the fact that it is designated as a strategic project within the framework of the EU regulation on critical raw materials."