Directorate of Mining
with Commissioner of Mines at Svalbard
Nordic Mining Days PDAC 2016
Randi Skirstad Grini
Directorate of Mining
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• State agency conscerning mineral matters
• The Minerals Act
• regulations issued pursuant to the act
• The Mining Code for Svalbard
• Consultative body
• zone planning considering mineral resources
Promote and ensure socially responsible administration and use of mineral resources in
accordance with the principle of sustainable development
The Minerals Act
• Aquisition of mining rights
• Exploration
• Extraction
• Operation licence
• Sami interests
Special regulations for Finnmark
Licences required
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Minerals owned by the State
(metals. specific gravity > 5 g/cm3)
Minerals owned by the landowner
Exploration permits
Landowner agreement
Extraction permits
Operating licence
-total extraction > 10.000 m3
Operating licence
-total extraction > 10.000 m3 -any extraction of natural stone
Requirements due to other legislation
Approved zone plan
Sustainability
• Use of best available technology
• Alternative use of tailings and waste rock
• Marine tailing disposals
• Decommissioning plans
• Financial security
Environmental responsibility
Statistics
Objectives
Predictable planning regime Increased value creation
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