County governor in favor of industrial area plan for Engebø
The county governor of Sogn and Fjordane has in a letter dated 23 June 2011 to the Norwegian Ministry of the Environment recommended approval of the industrial area plan for rutile production at Engebø. The industrial area plan covers the area relevant for Nordic Mining's contemplated industrial development at Engebø.
The county governor notes that Sogn and Fjordane County represented by the County Council and the two municipalities Naustdal and Askvoll are supporting the plans for rutile production at Engebø. The county governor gives support to the municipalities' considerations with regard to environmental monitoring program in order to assess environmental risks and consequences in connection with industrial operation at Engebø.
The letter from the county governor is available at http://www.fylkesmannen.no/hoved.aspx?m=472&amid=3517392
For questions please contact CEO Ivar S. Fossum, telephone +47- 930 96 850.
About Nordic Mining
Nordic Mining ASA is a resource company with operating activity and focus on high-end industrial minerals and metals in Norway and internationally. The company's project portfolio is of high international standard and holds a significant economic potential. Nordic Mining has rights to advanced EM-applications (electro magnetic technology) for mineral and metals exploration onshore and offshore. The company's assets are mainly in the Nordic region.
The company has production of anorthosite products through its subsidiary Gudvangen Stein AS. Further, Nordic Mining is undertaking large-scale project development at Engebøfjellet in Sogn and Fjordane where the company has rights to a substantial eclogite deposit with rutile and garnet. Through its subsidiary Keliber Oy in Finland, Nordic Mining plans to start mining of lithium bearing spodumene and production of lithium carbonate. Nordic Mining has rights for exploration and production at a high-purity quartz deposit in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county.
Nordic Mining is listed on Oslo Axess.
Oslo, 23 June 2011
Nordic Mining ASA