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“We need to view the fragility of the planet and its resources as an opportunity for speculative design innovations rather than as a form of technical legitimation for promoting conventional solutions. By extension, the problems confronting our cities and regions would then become opportunities to define a new approach”

Quote from the book Ecological Urbanism that we think should be the guideline for Nussir mine program.

NUSSIR MINE In Finnmark, Norway

Francisco Rodríguez SaaGuðrún Lilja Jónsdóttir

NUSSIR ASA was established in 2005 to develop the Nussir and other nearby copper deposits in Kvalsund municipality, near Hammerfest in north Norway.

Nussir is one of Norway’s major undeveloped copper deposits, and exploration has demonstrated that.

The company aims at commencing mining operations on the ore deposit at Nussir and Ulveryggen simultaneously, with a common processing plant for copper ore at Repparfjord. The facilities will be the largest ever for copper in Norway.

NUSSIR ASA COMPANY

LOCATION OF NUSSIR MINE

N O R WAY

FINNMARK

KVALSUNDMUNICIPALITY

The planned mining and industrial activities is in Kvalsund municipality in Finnmark county. The extraction area is located about 12 km in linear distance east / southeast of the town Kvalsund, about 9 km west of Skaidi and 35 km south of Hammerfest. Situated close to ice-free fjord with easy access to national highway, high powerlines and public services.

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Processing plant

Nussir II

Nussir I

Kvalsund Municipality

Nussir GrindingPlant

5 km10 km

Hammerfest

Airport

Forsol

Kvalsund

Skaidi

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Finnmark - Cu Areas

Kvalsund - Cu Areas

Relationship with Reppard�ord

Nussir Grinding Plant and Pier

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To World

To Kirkenes 240 kmTo Alta

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To Smor�ord25 kmLakselv &Kirkenes

Melkøya - Industrial Island

CopperSea Shiping

WegaMining

Ulveryggen

Open Pit Spots & Access toUlveryggenMine - Wega

Existing Connections

Proposed Connections

TrainShiping

Nussir GrindingPlant

CopperSea Shiping

Ship Routes

94

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Hammerfest has grown as one of the main ports on Coastal Norway. Snow White is the main productive enterprise in�uencing Hammerfest and Kvalsund surroundings, bringing in population and a demand for housing and new infrastructure, this enterprise leads the economical activity in the area. Pollution is one of the issues, Melkøya Island, an Industrial settlement, has contaminated sea�ord surroundings. The watersewage system concentrated on lake Storvatn from Hammerfest is also polluted, which is connected to the Fjord. A bridge connects Kvalsund, which is part of continental Norway, where mining is the driving force for economical growth. Together with Kvalsund, Skaidi is the closest town to the Nussir processing plant which is also in�uencing a river Delta at the botton of Reppar�ord where copper tailings from Nussir processing plant are meant to be thrown on the �ord basin, therefore highlighting biotopes on the Fjord Seawater, and inland biotopes like reindeer a�ecting areas that were last open in 1970’s by previous interventions.

Connections

roads and communication Roads 3.7.1Industriområdet related to the planned new mining operations will be attached to the RV. 94 as the Kvalsund går from Skaidi and on to Hammerfest. From Skaidi går Ev 6 on to Alta and Lakselv southwest towards the Southeast. From Folldal verk to the Kvalsund is approximately 14.5 km distance, while spanning approximately Skaidi is to 10 km.Route 94 går today at industriområdet by Folldal Works with turndown service på the upper side of the road and kai på nedersiden plant.

AirportsThe nearest National Airport from Folldal verk is Hammerfest airport which is about 50 km away. Other airports are Alta lufthavn Lakselv airport and, both of which are respectively 92 and 99 km from Folldal verk.Furthermore, a new airport is planned to be på Grøtnes, which is located på-absolutely up to Kvaløya, Tromsø kommune boundary of Hammerfest. The existing airport in Hammerfest has strong restrictions på because of its unfavourable position. På this background created Hammerfest and Kvalsund municipality, an airport selection in 2006 to consider options for location of Hammerfest and Kvalsund airport. The Committee has appointed Grøtnes as the location for future Airport (Hammerfest municipality, 2009). Scheduled to regulatory work associated with future airport på Grøtnes start våren 2010.

The public transport in Finnmark geography stubs are long route buses that take you daily to and from, inter alia, Hammerfest, Alta, Porsanger. Long route buses stop as of today only at the Skaidi. There are no local buses in Kvalsund.

transport. technical infrastructure outside the 3.8.1 & utilitiesIt is not accessible by municipal water or waste wires inside, or in the immediate vicinity of the plan area. PowerExisting high-voltage cable running along the Bay on the South side of Rep. pair of Rv. 94. Connection to the existing network and the supply of electric power are considered problematic.

transit and ferry transport

CopperOre Deposits, NGU

Area Assigned for Nussir Activity within the Kommune

In�uence Factors

1970’s

Kvalsund Structure

Pier

Landmark

94

Secondary Roads

Water river

Slow Lane Roads

Hammerfest Structure

Mine Sorroundings

Folldal Works has been mining in Ulveryggen mountain since 1972, called Reppafjord mines. That is surface mine and waste is put in the open pit from the blow out.

The new Nussir mines are devided in two; Nussir I and Nussir II. First phase is mining in Nussir I. Nussir mines and Reppafjord mines will have common prosessing plant.

Here are current and future plans for the min-ing activities in Kvalsund.

MINING PLANS IN REPPARFJORD

NUSSIR MOUNTAIN

ULVERYGGEN MOUNTAIN

NUSSIR II

NUSSIR I

REPPARFJORD MINES

PLANS FOR THE MINING ACTIVITIES

1. Current open pit mining (purple) in Reppafjord mines and waste deposits (yellow).

2. Plan sketch for underground mining in Nussir I.Possible tunnels, access tunnels and waste deposits.

3. Current prosessing plant for Repparfjord mines. The plan facilitates a lot of warehouse, storage area for asphalt production plant, as well as receiving, storage and shipment of oily waste from offshore operations.

4. Plans for new industrial area of 45 acres, plus access and public recreation area of ap-proximately 112 acres. The plan facilitates the earthworks of rock and soil and prepara-tion for later development of industry area.

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WHAT TO FIND AND WHERE

The surveys that have been made, show continuous ore body in Kvalsund. With quite of metabasaltic lavas and tuffs about 2 km thick. The ore deposits in Repparfjord are mainly copper. Those deposit sits in sedimentary layer of dolomite and slate that con-tains very low levels of both sulphides and heavy metals.

Core drilling has followed the ore body up to 500m below surface–the character of the deposit suggests deeper ore body.

COPPER 1,2% PALLADIUM GOLD 0,2 g/tSILVER 18 g/t

EXPLORED ORES IN KVALSUND

3,9 mill tonnes

“indicated” resource

RESOURCE ESTIMATE 19,5 mill tonnes

“inferred” resource

PLATINUM

Nussir: Cu in the dolomite and shale ~ 3 m mighty and 8 km long. Reserves: 25 million tonn with 1.2% Cu + Au, Ag, Pt, Pd

Ulveryggen: Generated: 3 million tonn -0.7% Cu. Resource: 8 million tonn -0.8% Cu

ORE DEPOSITS IN KVALSUND

Geophysical Mapping and Structural Geology Investigations:

1. Supports theory of continuous ore body.

2. Supports theory of possible extensionto the south-west.

3. Indications of double ore body in part of deposit

SURVEYS RESULTS

CONTINUOUS ORE BODY

STEINFJELLET/NUSSIR

ULVERYGGEN

approved extraction areaapproved exploration area

WASTE FROM THE MINE

HOW MUCH WASTE OF TOTAL MASS

3% COPPER CONTAINING CONCENTRATE

97% WASTE

POSSIBLE IMPACTS IN REPPARFJORD

ESTIMATED COST FOR DUMP OPTIONS

ESTIMATED VOLUME OF LANDFILL:

2.800 - 5.500 tonnes / day

“There are such high concentrations of heavy metals that it will be acutely toxic, and acute death in the parts that are af-fected by these emissions. There are five to seven square miles at least, so there are large areas” says senior researcher at the Institute of Marine Research.

7 MILLION SEAFILL IN REPPARFJORD

1.3 BILLIONDAM CONSTRUCTIONON LAND

DAM CONSTRUCTION OR SEAFILL

Conflicts are between Nussir ASA and advocates for white fish, salmon, water quality and seabed cause of the impacts that seafill might cause.

Waste from coppermines are much more toxic than waste from other minerals

The planned seafill will be about 25 million m3

BY DUMPING WASTE IN THE FJORD COULD CAUSE IMPACTS ON:

FishSalmon

Marine lifeWater qualitySeabed fauna

Tidal zone

The cost is very high for building a dam construc-tion on land, while it is much cheeper to place the waste in the fjord.

Previous stages in the plan showed two options for the waste to be dumped:

1. Dam construction for a possible landfill2. Plant for seafill in Repparfjord

Now Nussir ASA has planned to dump 2,800, rising to about 5,500 tonnes/day in controlled seafill in Repparfjord

It has previously been deposited waste in the shallower part of the fjord. Nussir now plans a landfill further out in the fjord at 90 m depth.

Tailing in the fjord will cause acute death in the area the seafill will be placed.

CONFLICTS DUE TO SEAFILL

POSSIBLE SEAFILL IN REPPARFJORD

About 97% of the ore is crushed to less than 0.1 mm size and must be deposited, while the remaining about 3% is a copper-containing concentrate which is shipped to smelters abroad for further processing. Possilbly to Sweeden and Germany.

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ThE FINaNcING acTIvITIES OF ThE MINE haS FOLLOWEd ThE cOppER pRIcE

The program set on hold!

Capacity costs have been substantially lowered

The company has insufficient funds to finance necessary investments

CURRENT VALUE OF THE MINE:

20 BILLIONS NOK

Copper price increases intensively;beginning of Nussir mine

New drilling programme com-menced autumn 2007 after 2nd equity injection.

Company transformed into public limited company (Allmennaksjeselskap)

Halvor H. Holta Holding AS takes over all shares from previ-ous largest shareholder, BIO Information Technology AS, thereby entered position as larg-est shareholder in Nussir ASA

The program set on full speed!

The share placement of NOK 15 million was guaranteed by Halvor H. Holta Holding AS.

Nussir ASA have applied for a permit for the operation of the coppermine: 1 million tonn masses pr year, with possible increase up to 2 million tonn.

The outlet will provide around 25 to 50,000 tonnes of copper concentrate per year. With yearly profit of 75 - 150 mill US$ / 450 - 900 mill NOK

The whole value of the mine is about 20 billion NOK calculated with estimated 35 million m3 of masses. Of that amount 1,2% is copper that will give about 420.000 tonn copper. If that is calculated with the current copper price the value of the mine can be estimated.

US$ pr. tonn

NUSSIR ECONOMY

COPPER PRICE & FINANCING

VALUE OF MINE ABOUT 500 JOBS PROVIDED

The project aims to contribute that 40 % of all jobs as-sociated with mining operations directly and indirectly, shall be lied by people from Kvalsund and surrounding areas.

Their calculations show that Nussir itself will provide 150 new jobs, an annual turnover of one bil-

lion and around 500 jobs as a result of the whole operation.

First new drilling season during autumn 2006 financed through equity injection.

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40% Local workers60% Other

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JOBS pROvIdEd

In end of 2012 they plan to invest for 65 mill US$ withfinace from own capital, bank loans and forward selling of copper.

This copper mine project is estimated about:

30-50 years of lifetime

pROSpEcTING & EXpLORaTION dEvELOpMENT REcLaMaTION

EXpLOITaTION

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2020+ 1970 1980 1990

LIFE SPAN & TIMELINE OF DEVELOPING

TOdaYPlanprogram

adopted

Zoning plan

Political planning decisions

Consultations in the reindeer herding and the

Sami Parliament

Refund on Research pro-jects on Soil Recovery and recuperation contaminted

by copper

Ore body first discovered

during1970’ies

Sporadic drilling along strike zone during 1980’ies

and 1990’ies.

First new drilling season

New drilling programme commenced

Drill results and geophysical mapping indicates basically

continuous ore body

Company transformed into public limited company (allmennaksjeselskap)

LIFE SPAN OF THE MINE

TIMELINE OF DEVELOPING

Exploitation concession application

Discharge license

Constructionin 2013

Norway 22.08.20071) WMN2 NussirWega Mining Wega owns 25% of Nussir AS, which has an exploration permit in Kvalsund municipality. Nussir is believed to be Norway‘s largest copper deposit. A 2,700 meter drilling program was conducted in 2006, concluding a 2.5km long and 2.5-4.5m wide dolomite layer with 1.6-1.8% Cu extends in depth past 500 meters, indicating a targeted 10Mt deposit. Since 1979, 62 holes have been drilled. A decision to extend the survey at a grid size qualifying for a Bankable Feasibility Study will be taken during 2007. 2) WMN1 Reppar�ordWega Mining, through our Technical Director Tore Birkeland, holds exploration licences on the Reppar�ord old copper site in Kvalsund municipality, Norway.Reppar�ord was run as a copper mine for nine years, from 1971 to 1979, by Folldal Verk A/S, during which 4Mt of copper ore in the 1.5-1.7% grade range during the 1970s, after which it was closed due to poor pro�tability. Currently, a company involved in aggregates production operates in the area.We see a potential for pro�table operations from Reppar�ord provided a decision to develop Nussir. No drilling has been planned for the area for 2007

http://www.stocktalk.no/Msg.asp?GroupID=3&Group=Oslo+Axess+-+Unoterte+-+Warrants+-+Derivater&TopicID=38768&Topic=Wega+Mining+-+In+Gold+we+Trust

LIFESPAN MINE

Time Line

Details from near surface exploration works in the cublem part of the Nussir deposit, in the area section P-1 and P -2. Separate layer show copper, gold, and platinum/ palladium grades respectively.

April 2008, GoodKart AS I.J Rai

PROSPECTING EXPLORATION DEVELOPMENT EXPLOITATION RECLAMATION

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Site Landscape Elements70.45º N 24.27ºO

Hole on the Ground About 4 m

Erected Landscape Element Concrete element Spot for Truck Maneuvers

Spot for Truck Maneuvers

Mountain Ridge

What to do with the waste ?Nussir - Deposites and Toxidity

Land�lls and tailings

Successful Conference on coastal deposition in EgersundIn early september, it organized a Conference on the disposal of mine waste in Slough hotel with inspection of Titania. The Confer-ence brought together experts on the topic from around the world.From inspection on land disposal TitaniasA number of examples, both successful and not so successful the land�lls were presented.Norway was from the sea and land Titanias land�ll, AS Sydvarangers plans for disposal of Beech and Nordic sea deposition Minings plans in the Førde�orden presented. It was also presented projects from Canada, Papua New Guinea, and Greenland.A number of professionals gave presentations that summed up the good advice on what it takes for such a project to be successful.In conclusion, it was worded message about what entake home for successful disposal of mining waste.Issue is being followed up by the Norwegian Mining industry has set up a working group to look into the issue of mining waste disposal sites. The working group consists of:

Øystein Rushfeldt, NussirPaul Norkyn, Nordic MiningRoar Sandøy, NCMArnstein Amundsen, HustadmarmorPer Weekend Høgaas, As Sydvaranger Mine

Sea�llingsNussir an applicant for a permit for the operation of the copper mine in Kvalsund, Finnmark (2010397)26.01.12 Announcement in Altaposten, Finnmark Dagblad and Norwegian Dutch magazine that Nussir ASA applying for withdrawal of approximately one million tons of loads per year initially, with a possible increase to about two million tonnes per year. Consultation deadline is 9. March 2012.The outlet will give a similar production of 25-50 000 tonnes of copper concentrate per year. Mineralholdige output from turndown process (about 2800, rising to about 5,500 tons a day) are planned to be added in a controlled sea disposal in Rep. couple. The output will contain the remains of �otasjonskjemikalier.It is deposited in the shallower mine output section of the Bay. Nussir plans now a land�ll later in the Bay of 90 metres.The measure is konsekvensutredet for the plan and building law and is the Manager of the municipality.

Only Norway Defender coastal land�ll!

Sydvaranger Mine emits large amounts of mining waste in the sea. Nussir plans to do the same in Kvalsund. The Norwegian Government would like to base the Norwegian mining of such coastal land�ll. However, around the world there are very few countries now use coastal deposition, and Norway is the only country that does it in relatively shallow water. This says in a memo that Mads Løkeland in nature protection Association have created about mining and international view of coastal deposition.

http://naturvernforbundet.no/

Nussir - ReclamationWhat is it to become?

Put in in a Plastic Bag and drag it.

Access Pier

Fjord Basin

Fjord Basin

Geomembrane

Dig out non-toxic and Re�ll with toxic

On the ground Or

On the Ocean Basin

Space TechnologySubmarine TechnologyDouble check Valve

Operations

Rail to transport material from the shore

Air

Pick-up Ship Drag it.

to design Plastic Bag

Whale Technology

http://grad.berkeley.edu/publications/egrad/1207.shtml

ToxicRe�ll

Strings allow to read terrain shape from far

non-ToxicRe�ll

http://the-bob-blog.blogspot.com/2009/05/fail-whale-art.html

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Buoyance force of an air bag

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-10 m, 2atm. half air bag volume.

Copper tailings Density =1,5210 ton/m3

Air Density at Sealevel means 1atm at 15ºC =0,001225 ton/m3

1m3 1m3Seawater Density=1,0280 ton/m3

13.15 MILLONES M3112 M2 CIRCLE BASE

20 MILLONES TON =

120 KM OF PIPE OF 6M RADIUS

13.15 MILLONES M31 BAG = 33510 M3390 BAGS

R=20M

IF R=20M

POSSIBLE IMPACTS ON HERDS

REINDEER HERDS AT NUSSIR

THE SAAMI´S IN FINMARK

There is little mention of the role of the Saami considering the Nussir mine. The Saami people are the Arctic indigenous people that encompasses in Finmark. For traditional, environmental, cultural and political reasons, reindeer herding is legally reserved only for Sami people in certain regions of the Nordic countries, including Finmark.

The Finmark plateau is the reindeer herd´s pasture and some of these cores are in calving grounds. Areas of grazing in Finmark have been listed and Nussir mine and Repparfjord mines are affecting two of these areas. Area 20 and 22.

Area nr 20 is grazing area that cover areas of the spring and autumn migration. Area nr 22 is grazing areas used for spring, summer and fall grazing.

In spring the area is part of a major calving area where the bulk of the cow herd is pre-sent in the calving and imprinting period. The areas on and around Nussir also used as a staging area. Of these reasons the herders are conserned about losing presious pastures cause of the new plan of Nussir mine in the grazing areas.

Saami herders are affraid that if the pastue areas will decrese cause of the mining activi-ties, the reindeers will be forced go to other areas and the herds could get lost or mixed with other herds, that could lead to lot of other problems for the herders.

Saami herders are conserned about the sum of all impacts the mining activities and other activities in Kvalsund can have on the herd. Impacts like:

Nussir´s new mining operationsOld mining (Repparfjord mining)planed windmill park (north of mining area)planned new electric powerlinesExpanding recreational settlements

All these issues are to scare the reindeers away or reduce their pastures.

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REINDEER ROUTES AT MINING AREA

Grazing areas in Kvalsund

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22 spring, summer and fall

GRAZING AREAS IN FINNMARK 20

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CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES

There are two main conflicts because of Nus-sir ASA mining plan. The grazing areas for reindeers that are within the mining area and could be effected by the mining activities and the waste deposits that they wish to be tailed in to the bottom of Repparfjord.

Issue 2 -tailing in RepparfjordThere are conflicts because of the possible impact the waste from the mine could have on: white fish, salmon, water quality and seabed fauna.

Issue 1 -pasture areas for reindeersReindeer herders have consernes about the grazing areas they might lose with the establishing of the mine and that the herd will move to other places and get lost or mixed with other herds that could cause many problems. And other issues for the reindeer pastures are: old mining, planed windmill park, planned new electric powerlines and expanding recreational settlements. All these factors could scare of the animals or reduce their grazing areas.

sunday, april 25, 2010

Mining prospects in arctic Norway also causing controversy

A front page story in today's 'Norwegian news in English' proclaims, “Prospects Bright for Arctic Mining.” There is little mention of the role of the Saami considering these ventures are in the high arctic, in Finnmark Province, clearly in Sapmi.

Test cores ha...ve been showing gold, copper and platinum. The mining company Nussir ASA intends to apply for permission to extract the minerals and if successful, production might start in year 2011 (the international mining company Wega Mining owns 18% of Nussir). Member of the Norwegian national parliament was quoted as criticizing reindeer husbandry for being subsidised, not moving with the times and standing in the way of development.

“The Finnmark plateau is our pasture,” said reindeer herder Alf Johansen during a recent conference with Labour Party deputy leader, Helga Pedersen. He thinks that reindeer grazing areas should have as much legal protection as a crop farmer’s �elds. Some of these cores are in calving grounds. Egil Olli continues to state that any mining projects will be rejected by the Saami Parliament in the Finnmark area.

Also at issue is if the mining moves forward, the Saami Parliament demands that resources and mineral exploration should bene�t mainly the local Saami communities and population, as the proposed mines are in Saami lands, and will e�ect the ability to maintain a traditional livelihood. This brings up the controversial ongoing debates regarding indigenous land rights in the region.

Additional links:http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/07/24/mining-talk-heats-up-in-�nnmark/

http://www.reindeerblog.org/2008/05/29/full-frontal-attack-on-reindeer-husbandry-nrk-norway/

http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/1.6035350

http://www.nrk.no/kanal/nrk_sami_radio/1.6148638

http://www.newsinenglish.no/2010/04/23/prospects-bright-for-arctic-mining/posted by mervisalo at 1:41 pm 0 comments labels: mining indigenous sami

Nussir - Deal - Sami Parliament

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Lifespan & Community

In the small Finnmark Kvalsund municipality they work hard for the local community will reap the bene�ts if Norway's next industrial adventure becomes a reality.

By: Building industry | Published: 06/10/2011 2:05 p.m. | Last Modi�ed: 06/10/2011 2:19 p.m

http://www.bygg.no/2011/10/kobber-klondyke-i-kvalsundPolitics and News

- Through LUK, we have found the new regional co-operation models to ensure the e�ects of the mining e�ort. Nussir will be the mainstay, but this is not just a business project - it is also a community development project that is very important that småkommuner Kvalsund, says the mayor of the municipality Kvalsund Thu Myrseth.

They have always known that the mountains of Reppard�ord was more than just mountains. There, on the south side of the 14 kilometer long �ord in Kvalsund municipality, there were copper deposits more tempted to try to bring out. But they did not �nd enough, it was too irregular, and one by one they gave up.

The mining company Nussir ASA has not yet identi�ed su�cient resources to pro�table operations for 20 years if copper prices remain stable. Experience shows that increases the lifetime considerably by new discover-ies if the operation �rst commences.

Now they wait for the necessary permits. If everything goes all right to mine is put into operation at the end of 2013/2014. But wait Kvalsund municipal-ity they do not.

Several residents

- The value of being prepared from day one, our "little" community and partners around us, will be located in both the social and economic. Cooperation between municipalities means a lot for the mining e�ort Nussir planner, says mayor Myrseth.

The goals are high, very speci�c and thus easily veri�able:

• The population in Kvalsund municipality will increase by two percent each year starting in the second year of project implementation.

• Number of new company formations in Kvalsund municipality will increase the project period with three new companies each year. In the region as a whole, the number of companies that supply goods and services to Nussir increase by a further three companies a year.

• The proportion of people aged 20-34 years in Kvalsund municipality will increase by ten percent during the project period.

• The proportion of women in Kvalsund be increased by 10 percent by the end of the project.

- This is a community development project in a large scale. Here we want to mobilize all citizens in Kvalsund municipality, city manager says Oddbjørn Nilsen.

Connects expertise

In order to be ready when the train passes, Kvalsund municipality received help from the Finnmark County Council. The county has seen that many municipalities in the county are simply too small to handle the challenges they face, and will pave the way for new structures of cooperation across traditional municipal boundaries.

As part of LUK-county e�ort has therefore helped Kvalsund municipality to develop a project for the ripple e�ect Kvalsund and the region that will use Nussir-establishment to increase the skills of "how regional industrial and social development can increase the impact of future industrial establish-ments."

- We have tried to connect the municipalities that have slightly di�erent skills. Alta has such a large plan area and can assist Kvalsund in this �eld, while Hammerfest can share their experience from a large industrial establishment in Snow White, said assistant business manager Per Øyvind Voie in Finnmark county.

He gets support from the city manager Oddbjørn Nilsen.

- Such ventures require extensive expertise in planning page. Each municipality, as Kvalsund, can not alone account for zoning and other plans. Therefore it is important to cooperate in the planning of a common infrastructure, said Nilsen, who sits in a project with the county council, regional council in West Finnmark, the municipalities of Alta and Hammer-fest and mining company.

-650 new jobs

The challenge for Kvalsund and the region is to ensure that mining needs for services resulting in the food establishment and healthy jobs locally. The ripple e�ect the project has set a goal of 20 new jobs in Kvalsund region, outside of Nussir. It shall now by contributing to the establishment of new businesses and to increase the robustness of existing businesses locally and regionally.

The project aims to contribute to that 40 percent of all jobs associated with mining operations directly and indirectly, shall be �lled by people from Kvalsund and surrounding areas. At the same time that municipalities and businesses in the region has su�cient knowledge of the mineral industry to the local and regional companies to o�er services at least 2/3 of the contracts Nussir post.

In the mining company are happy for local involvement. Their calculations show that Nussir itself will provide 150 new jobs, an annual turnover of one billion and around 500 jobs as a result of the operation.

If speci�c goals

- There are good examples of establishments that Nussir in Sweden and Finland, in the same areas that were characterized by depopulation and small private businesses. They are good references in order to see what e�ects such a project can get, says CEO Øystein Rushfeldt in Nussir ASA.

He pulls himself up Talvivaara in Finland. There, the mining company 430 employees in their own companies. In addition, it has been established around 2000 jobs in other businesses and the public sector. It has been carried out investments for a little over four billion, of which the public sector has accounted for a tenth.

- From the very beginning we have been Nussir clear that we would rather see that we organize ourselves in a common e�ort to help each other. The fact that we create a project with very speci�c goals, and work on a broad front with land, property developers, businesses that want to establish themselves and NAV, says Rushfeldt.

Co-infecting

Kvalsund municipality has been clear that they want more people aged 20-34 years. People who can revitalize the community, and "force" the new service and a di�erent society. These are important terms that Nussir must take into account when the mining company to begin recruitment.

But the project is about much more than the mining project. By developing good inter-municipal cooperation structure, hope Finnmark county that they can �nd the key to how local communities can solve future challenges.

- We see that this could be the project to be followed in other areas, that local authorities work together on things that are important across municipal boundaries and where we can play the role of facilitator. An example is �sheries and aquaculture and the development of a regional plan for it. We hope the local authorities see that they get something in return for cooperation and that it can play more than in other areas, says Per-Øyvind Voie in the county.

- You do not fear that the project crashes?

- No. There is a tremendous drive for regional achieve this.

Sources:

Sweco (2010). Planprogram: Reguleringsplan med konsekvensutredning for planlagt gruvedrift i Nussir og Ulveryggen i Kvalsund kommune.

Mostafavi and Doherty (2006). Ecological Urbanism. Harvard Universty.

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/1.7976120

http://www.nussir.no/opplastet/filer/201001241732_3572_2008presentation.pdf

http://www.nussir.no/opplastet/filer/201001241801_30358_Shareholders_09_Q1_Report.pdf

http://www.indexmundi.com/commodities/?commodity=copper

http://www.nussir.no/opplastet/filer/201004162202_52816_Nussir%20Pressemelding%20Prisestimater%20deponi%2015apr10.pdf

http://www.klif.no/horing2010-397

http://www.dagbladet.no/2010/08/30/nyheter/kobber/innenriks/13174176/

http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/troms_og_finnmark/1.7817210

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sami_people

http://www.bygg.no/2011/07/vil-aapne-landets-stoerste-kobbergruve

http://www.nussir.no/?p=2_1.php&subMeny=2

http://www.kvalsund.kommune.no/areal-og-reguleringsplaner.31808.no.html

Map with mineral profiles page 21, three spots including Nussir http://issuu.com/fields_of_exploration/docs/intro

Google Maps

Maps from: http://www.1881.no/

Pictures from Kvalsund Municipality and Hammerfest Municipality.

Zoning Program for Nussir and Kvalsund Pictures: www.kvalsund.kommune.no/

Influencing factors from Hammerfest Municipality, City Pictures, and Land Use for Hammerfest: www.hammerfest.no/

Pictures from Nussir Time line Lifespan: www.nussir.no

Environmental test for Nussir and analisysis from KLIFA webpage and specific documents listed on this page.

NIVA: http://www.klif.no/horing2010-397

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