{"id":134,"date":"2025-10-21T22:36:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T22:36:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bergslagenmetals.com\/?p=134"},"modified":"2025-11-15T02:17:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-15T02:17:07","slug":"is-mining-in-sweden-a-threat-towards-water-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bergslagenmetals.com\/en\/is-mining-in-sweden-a-threat-towards-water-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Is mining in Sweden a threat towards water today?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Not in connection with modern mining operations, which is what Sweden has. Continuous water monitoring and treatment are mandatory for all operating mines in Sweden. Mining companies are also required to provide a detailed plan and financial security to ensure future restoration and environmental protection after mine closure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (2021) \u2013 Supervision of Mines: Guidance&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mining Inspectorate of Sweden (SGU) \u2013 Requirements under the Minerals Act and Environmental Code&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government Offices of Sweden (2020) \u2013 Strategy for Sustainable Mineral Extraction&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sveriges Riksdag, \u201cMilj\u00f6balken&nbsp;(SFS 1998:808)\u201d,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-och-lagar\/dokument\/svensk-forfattningssamling\/miljobalk-1998808_sfs-1998-808\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.riksdagen.se\/sv\/dokument-och-lagar\/dokument\/svensk-forfattningssamling\/miljobalk-1998808_sfs-1998-808\/<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SGU, &#8220;SGU:s\u00a0prospekteringsr\u00e5d&#8221;, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sgu.se\/mineralnaring\/mineralnaring-och-samhalle\/sgus-prospekteringsrad\/\">https:\/\/www.sgu.se\/mineralnaring\/mineralnaring-och-samhalle\/sgus-prospekteringsrad\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Not in connection with modern mining operations, which is what Sweden has. Continuous water monitoring and treatment are mandatory for all operating mines in Sweden. Mining companies are also required to provide a detailed plan and financial security to ensure future restoration and environmental protection after mine closure. Sources:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-water-protection"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Is mining in Sweden a threat towards water today? - Bergslagen Metals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bergslagenmetals.com\/en\/is-mining-in-sweden-a-threat-towards-water-today\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is mining in Sweden a threat towards water today? - Bergslagen Metals\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Not in connection with modern mining operations, which is what Sweden has. 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