Christer Lindqvist, CEO of Nordic Iron Ore, announced on Sunday that the company had previously been granted a mining concession for the iron ore deposit in Blötberget and are soon expecting a decision on an application for a mining concession for the neighboring Håksberg field. The indicative results of magnetic measurements of the Väsman field can be an opportunity to develop Ludvika mines to a continuous mining fields from Håksberg in the north to the Blötberget in the south, whereas a potentially very large tonnage of the Väsman field may result in mining for many years to come.

Sandvik Mining and Construction has signed a major contract with Boral Limited, an international Building and Construction materials supplier in Australia. The order includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of a new quarry plant for Boral’s Peppertree site which is situated in New South Wales. The value of the contract is close to 500 MSEK and the project is expected to start during the third quarter of 2011 and to end in the third quarter of 2013.