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Classified in: Mining industry, Environment
Subjects: ACC, RCY

Investment in Leaching Plant at Boliden Rönnskär


BOLIDEN, Sweden, July 20, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --  Boliden has decided to invest SEK 750 m in a leaching plant at Rönnskär. The plant, expected to be operational at the end of 2020, aims to extract more metal from residual material. Simultaneously, the amount of waste for disposal in the deep repository at Rönnskär will be reduced. 

"The investment is fully in line with our strategy to extract as much metal as technically possible from existing raw materials. This significant improvement in Rönnskär's resource efficiency will both enhance the smelter's competitiveness and reduce the volumes of materials for disposal, says Kerstin Konradsson, President Boliden Smelters.

The leaching plant comprises a new 45 x 135 meter building located next to the quay in the Rönnskär industrial area. The plant is scheduled to come on line at the end of 2020, provided that the environmental permit for the plant is granted as expected in September 2018. The annual production will total 25 kilo tonnes of lead sulphate and 25 kilo tonnes of copper/zinc sulphate.

The investment follows the ongoing investment of SEK 650 m in the deep repository at Rönnskär, expected to be completed by 2020.

For further information please contact:
Klas Nilsson
Director Group Communications
Tel: +46-70-453-65-88 

Boliden is a metals company with a focus on sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, but our business is global. The company's core competence is within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metals recycling. Boliden has a total of approximately 5,700 employees and a turnover of SEK 50 billion. Its share is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, segment Large Cap.

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SOURCE Boliden


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