On March 30, 2022, CopperstoneResources AB (publ) submitted an application for an environmental permit to the Land and Environmental Court at Umeå District Court prior to the reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna. According to schedule and expectations, the company has now received feedback from the land and environmental and a number of consultation bodies regarding additions to the application. Over the next few months, Copperstone will work through and submit these supplements to the court in September 2022.

When Copperstone has submitted the supplements to the application in September, the Land and Environmental Court will assess whether the application can be considered complete. When the application meets the requirements, it will be announced. Copperstone has the ambition that an announcement can be made during the autumn 2022.