MongabayMining company Blue Moon Metals plans to dispose of its mining waste in Repparfjord, a nationally protected salmon fjord in the Norwegian Arctic that Indigenous Sámi fishers rely on.
When operational, the Nussir ASA copper mine will deposit 1 to 2 million metric tons of tailings at the bottom of the fjord annually, according to the company’s permit.
by Aimee Gabay
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Plans to dispose of mining waste in Norway’s Arctic Ocean worries Sámi fishers, herders
The Norwegian government has granted permission for the construction and operation of the Nussir copper mine in Hammerfest, a municipality on the northwestern coast of the island of Kvaløya, in Norway. The company plans to pipe between 1 million and 2 million metric tons of mining waste, or tailings, annually to the bottom of Repparfjord, […]