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2024 in Review 🍾

As we approach the end of the year, I thought it might be interesting to share a little recap of the major headlines that dominated our industry in 2024. It has been an exciting year for the Nordic mining industry, with new discoveries being made, significant deals being negotiated, and several new mines opening.   […]

Gold In Sweden – Part 1: Assessment Of The Harnäs Project🟡💰

Harnäs Open Pit

Following a quite popular video from the small-scale mining and prospecting community – I was quite keen to see the Harnäs gold project in southern Sweden for myself. Join me as I try to wrap my head around the project and assess its potential. Special thanks to Daniel and Magnus for hosting, and Axel for […]

Geological hydrogen – A better alternative to green steel?💨

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In this article, I’ll take a look at one of the latest frontiers of exploration, discuss its geology, highlight the most important companies and projects and consider what it could mean for Sweden When compiling the weekly exploration newsletter a few weeks back I came across a topic that was completely new to me. Instead […]

Falun – Rise and Fall of Sweden’s Once Glorious Empiređź‘‘

Falun Mine

A more detailed look at one of Europe’s historically most important mine ⛏️ After an initial summary of the Nordic copper industry in my previous article, I wanted to take a closer look at some of the region’s most important deposits. We’ll begin with the historically important Falun deposit, which played a crucial role in Sweden’s […]

Copper in Scandinavia

An introduction to the Nordics’ most important copper projects With everyone scrambling to get their hands on a good copper project these days and prices expected to rise further over the next years, I thought it was time to start this series about my favorite metal. Before diving into the history of copper in Scandinavia […]

Boliden – District Metals Alliance: First Drilling Program At Tomtebo

Boliden - District Metals Alliance: First Drilling Program At Tomtebo

Catching up with District Metals at Tomtebo Having recently entered into a strategic partnership with Boliden Mineral AB, District Metals (TSXV:DMX) is currently operating the first joint drilling program at the polymetallic Tomtebo project in central Bergslagen. I took the opportunity to visit the team during the final days of the campaign in early April. Signed in […]