Nordkalk and the Bunge limestone quarry project on Gotland island

Nordkalk and the Bunge limestone quarry project on Gotland island

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Nordkalk and the Bunge limestone quarry
project on Gotland island, Sweden.
- Replacement of a depleting quarry
- Application process ongoing since 2006
M.Sc. Håkan Pihl, Project Manager
Anders Mattsson, VP Metals & Mining and Managing
Director Nordkalk AB
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Gotland is very
central in the
Nordkalk group
structure
Major Customer
• Central geographical
location
• Efficient logistics chain
• Very suitable geological
conditions which arn’t
found elsewhere in
the region
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Nordkalk operations in the north of
the Gotland island
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Legislation frame
• Limestone is not covered by the Minerals
Act of Sweden
• Limestone belongs to the group of
minerals and rock material which is
controlled by the land owner
• The permit process is regulated by
The Environmental Code
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Prospecting is just the beginning
Bunge
45 Mton
14,2 Mton
4 Mton
Mölnermyr
Storugns
10 Mton
Hoburgsmyr
Klinthagen
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Geology has moved into the court
rooms
• County administration
– Would handle a normal quarry permit
– Due to groundwater issue this case was
handled by the court system already from start
• (MMD) - Land and Environmental Court
• (MMÖD) - Land and Environmental Court of
Appeal
• (HD) - Supreme Court
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Bunge Legal Process; ongoing since
2005
MMD
MMÖD
HD
Test quarrying
2005
2006
2006
Preliminary permit
2008
2009
2010
Permit, Terms &
Condition 1
2011
2012
2013
Permit, Terms &
Condition 2
2014
2015
2016?
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The Supreme Court now dislikes a
two step permit handling
• 2009 ruling granted that the new quarry operation
is allowed at this particular location. The ruling
was indirectly approved by the Supreme Court
• 2012 ruling granted the final permit and terms for
the once allowed operation
• Now, in 2013 the Supreme Court disliked this two
step handling
• The Natura 2000 impact assessment must be considered along with the final terms of the operation
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The new Bunge area is registered as
an area of national interest for mineral
exploration
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Common borderlines with two
Natura 2000 areas is the challenge
Bästeträsk
Natura 2000
Ojnaremyr
Bräntings haid
Natura 2000
Mölnermyr
Natura 2000
Hobursmyr
Natura 2000
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Co-existence between nature protection
and extraction must be possible
“ There is no automatic exclusion
of new NEEI activities in and
around Natura 2000. Instead, the
provisions outlined in Article 6 of
the Habitats Directive have to be
followed to ensure that these
activities are undertaken in a way
that does not adversely affect the
integrity of Natura 2000 sites. “
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Areal view
FÅRÖ
BÄSTETRÄSK
HAUTRÄSK
TVÄRLINGSMYR
HÅKAN
LINDERS
MYR
STUCKSBROTTET
PROVBROTTEN
Östra
Västra
OJNAREMYR
BUNGETÄKTEN
SLÄKMYR
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Vegetation goes all the way to the
quarry front
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Nordkalk is investing some 70 m€
in Bunge, Gotland.
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More than lime,
responsibility for a
sustainable society
development !
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