Blötberget - resting on solid ground

The processing concession, which was granted by the Mining Authority in 2011, runs for 25 years with the right to extend. The processing concession entails the right to extract and utilize iron, lanthanum and apatite. The environmental permit was granted in 2014.

Average iron content of almost 69%

In 2015 and 2016, extensive tests were conducted for optimising metallurgical concentration, on a laboratory and pilot scale, of a total of 20 tonnes of crude ore. The test results indicated the possibility of preparing products with an average iron content of close to 69 per cent, with the peak samples close to 71%. This means that the quality of the product is among the highest in the world.

Most of the mining in the Blötberg mine before its closure in 1979 took place above the 240 meter level. Nordic Iron is planning to restart mining below previously mined out areas.

The Blötberg field consists mainly of three mineralised bodies:

• The Kalvgruvan mine (high-apatite magnetite mineralisation)
• Hugget-Flygruvan (high-apatite magnetite-haematite mineralisations)
• Sandell ore (high-apatite magnetite mineralisation)