Boliden has been granted an environmental permit for an increase in the annual production rate in Garpenberg. As a result of the decision, bottleneck investments can be initiated with the aim of increasing production to 3.3 Mtons per year. “This is a very welcome decision that gives us the opportunity to continue to strengthen productivity in Garpenberg.

In 2018, the ShotCrete app was introduced as a quality improvement tool for sprayed concrete in the Boliden Area’s mine in Renström. Today, they expect the app’s success to spread to other Boliden mines. Ike Ubaka, a development engineer from the Boliden Mining Technology department

Boliden is today opening a new leaching plant and underground repository at Boliden Rönnskär. These two facilities will enable additional metal to be extracted from residual materials at Rönnskär and any remaining waste to be stored in a way that is sustainable in the long term.