2026-05-13 11:40 UTC
Sweden’s new Per Geijer iron ore & rare earth metals mine, owned by LKAB, is being fast-tracked thanks to its EU-granted 'strategic' status: but the indigenous Gabna Sameby community warns the project threatens their very way of life.
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👉 https://www.corporateeurope.org/en/2026/05/permission-pollute
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@corporateeurope@mstdn.social 2026-05-13 11:41
⛏️ The mine would cut off the last remaining seasonal migration route of the reindeer herding community of Gabna. Lars-Marcus Kuhmunen, Chair of Gabna, explains: “Everything is founded around the reindeer herding. If that ceases to exist, the Sámi culture will also cease to exist.”