URANIUM – SWEDEN

BY MONICA DOBIETHE SWEDISH government has given a Canadian mining company permission to explore for possible uranium deposits in northern Sweden. Toronto-based Continental Precious Minerals will investigate bedrock for three years in the province of Jamtland and Lapland, one of the country's most northernmost regions; an additional three years for the inquiry could be granted by Sweden if necessary. If the Canadians are successful, a decision on whether they can actually mine uranium in the region will be decided separately by the Swedish government.However, the ...


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