Copperstone Resources AB (publ) submits, according to previously communicated time plan,the application for an environmental permit to the Land and Environment Court at Umeå District Court prior to the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, Northern Sweden. The application includes Copperstone's description and ambition for responsible modern mining using the best available technology within the mining industry, such as the impact on the local environment, in the processing plant and within transport and logistics solutions. In total, the application is covered by approximately 4,000 pages and, among others, includesa plan for innovativewater management and water purification; recycling of valuable minerals in the old tailings dam as well as expected environmental impacts, protection and compensation measures for nature and reindeer herding.