In the Barents area the Mineral and Metal Sector work with:

Industrial Minerals

Dimension Stone

Ores Hard rock technologySensitive environmentVary varying legislation

Many actors on many levels makes it necessary with a permanent

Barents organisation!

Barents 2010, WP2Minerals and Metals subgroup

Activities the last weeks5th Fennoscandian Exploration & Mining Rovaniemi

Kola Science Centre 75th Anniversary conf. Apatity

Russian Mining companies visit Swedish mines and Suppliers from Sweden and Finland.

MMCC, BBS & LTU

Proposed projects or project groups Minerals and metals sector:

Dimension stoneA general promotion project e.g. similar to the PNASTINA projectSME cooperation on technical developmentSee www.pnastina.se

Proposed projects or project groups Minerals and metals sector:

Industrial Minerals

Technical development of Vermiculite from Kovdor

Shungite from Karelia

Exploration methods

Proposed projects or project groups Minerals and metals sector:

Ores and metals

Exploration technology, e.g. Gold

Mining technology & suppliers

Open cast mining

Proposed projects or project groups Minerals and metals sector:

General, important issues:• Legislation on Mining• Legislation on Mining and the environment

Environmental work related to mining and metallurgy.

Education. University programs and exchange