Swedish miner LKAB gets green light for Malmberget operations

Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB has received a key environmental permit from the country's Land and Environmental Court to continue and expand operations at the Malmberget mine in Gallivare, northern Sweden, according to the miner's announcement on June 15.

The permit allows LKAB to keep mining and processing ore at the site while also taking steps to reduce pollution in the air and water. More importantly, it gives the company the go-ahead to build two new facilities: a demonstration plant that will produce fossil-free sponge iron - a