Tasman Metals, "a Canadian company for jurisdictional and thereby regulatory purposes,"
is a
Vancouver
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...
-based mining company that operated in
Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...
. From 2009 to 2016 Tasman Metals owned the mining rights to, and explored for,
rare earth elements
The rare-earth elements (REE), also called the rare-earth metals or (in context) rare-earth oxides or sometimes the lanthanides (yttrium and scandium are usually included as rare earths), are a set of 17 nearly-indistinguishable lustrous silve ...
in the
Norra Kärr Norra Kärr or Norra Kärr Alkaline Complex is an intrusive complex cropping out at the boundary between Östergötland and Småland, Sweden. The complex is chiefly made up of peralkaline nepheline syenite and is rich in exotic minerals. Rocks o ...
area in the
South Swedish highlands
300px, Aerial view of farms and forest in Ydre Municipality.
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.
In February 2016 the supreme administrative court of Sweden withdrew Tasman's exploitation concession for Norra Kärr.
Until the mid-2010s Tasman Metals had the
Kallak south licence in northern Sweden after which it sold it to
Beowulf Mining
Beowulf Mining plc is a UK registered Nordic focused exploration and development company listed on the AIM in London and Spotlight in Sweden. The CEO is Kurt Budge. The company was formed in 1988 as Beowulf Gold. Through subsidiaries Jokkmokk I ...
.
See also
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Canadian mining in Latin America and the Caribbean
Canadian mining in Latin America and the Caribbean began in the 20th century. Latin America and the Caribbean's vast resources give the region great geopolitical importance, attracting foreign interest for centuries. From the colonial race of Eu ...
References
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Mining companies of Canada
Mining in Sweden
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2009
2009 establishments in British Columbia