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Northern Notes 61 released
Northern Notes 61 released
The IASSA Secretariat has released this autumn's Northern Notes 61. The 61st iteration of Northern Notes is the final Northern Notes from Bodø, which includes a Letter from the President, introduction of the new President and Council, and IASSA Award Laureates 2024. Read Northern Notes 61 here! -
Eagles attacks in Norway are increasing. Cases from attac...
Eagles attacks in Norway are increasing. Cases from attacks on humans and reindeer
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Soliciting Nominations for the 2025 IASC Medal
Soliciting Nominations for the 2025 IASC Medal
The IASC Medal is awarded in recognition of exceptional and sustained contributions to the understanding of the Arctic. A maximum of one award is made each year, assuming that there is a nominee of appropriate quality. The whole IASC community, from all countries and career stages, is encouraged to submit nominations demonstrating the nominee’s excellence and sustained contribution to the understanding of the Arctic. -
ICARP IV webinar series coming up
ICARP IV webinar series coming up
The European Polar Board (EPB) is organizing the ICARP IV webinar series in September and October 2024, introducing seven Research Priority Teams (RPTs). The RPTs will work with input provided through the ICARP IV Community Engagement process to: Define the knowledge gaps and research priorities for the next decade in their topic areas based on the input collected. Identify and suggest[…] -
ASSW 2025 – Second Circular : Contributing to and P...
ASSW 2025 – Second Circular : Contributing to and Preparing for ASSW 2025 in Boulder, Colorado (USA)
Preparations are well underway for Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) 2025, which will be held in Boulder, Colorado (USA) from 20–28 March 2025. The theme of ASSW 2025 is “Arctic Research Planning for the Next Decade” as it will include the Fourth International Conference on Arctic Research Planning (ICARP IV) Summit, providing a unique opportunity for participants to contribute toward[…] -
Training Workshop on Traditional Knowledge of Milking Rei...
Training Workshop on Traditional Knowledge of Milking Reindeer in Mongolia
Training Workshop on Traditional Knowledge of Milking Reindeer for Indigenous reindeer herding youth has wrapped up in Mongolia, the mission was held from August 18th to August 29th -
IASC Activity Report: International Summer School in Glac...
IASC Activity Report: International Summer School in Glaciology
From June 7 to 17, 2024, 28 graduate students from over 10 countries gathered in the small Alaskan village of McCarthy to take part in the University of Alaska Fairbanks's (UAF) seventh 11-day International Summer School in Glaciology. The event took place against the backdrop of highly glacierized mountains, offering an ideal setting to equip early-career PhD students with the[…] -
APECSSA Online Lecture: Securing Your Financial Stability...
APECSSA Online Lecture: Securing Your Financial Stability from the Start
APECSSA (APECS South Africa) Lecture Series, #2 19 September 2024 13:00 GMT Register to attend the Zoom webinar here. Title: Securing Your Financial Stability from the Start Speaker: Peter Eggeling AIB(SA), PPRE -
Join an APECS book club!
Join an APECS book club!
APECS Netherlands, APECS Germany, APECS Italy, APECS Luxembourg, and the UK Polar Network have started a polar-inspired Book Club! Read "Migrations" by Charlotte McConaghy and meet in September (19th September, 16.00/4pm CEST) to discuss the book. You can read about the book on Goodreads: https://lnkd.in/dycqd9Ja -
Call for Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ‘To...
Call for Nature Reviews Earth & Environment ‘Tools of the Trade’ article proposals
We’re pleased to announce an exciting opportunity for our members to publish a ‘Tools of the Trade’ article in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment—the top-ranked geoscience journal. ‘Tools of the Trade’ are short-form articles (~300 words) that focus on what early career researchers (ECRs) know very well—your tools and methods. Nature Reviews Earth & Environment developed this article type as a way to[…] -
"Engagement of ECRs in collaborative assessments of ...
"Engagement of ECRs in collaborative assessments of IPCC reports: achievements and insights" published in Frontiers in Climate
The Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), Mountain Research Initiative (MRI), PAst Global ChangES Early-Career Network (PAGES-ECN), Permafrost Young Research Network (PYRN), and Young Earth System Scientists (YESS) community successfully organized the group review of the Second Order Draft (SOD) of Working Group I (WGI) contribution to the IPCC 6th Assessment Report (AR6) by early career scientists. A recently published article[…] -
Workshop on One Health issues in Sápmi, August 16-...
Workshop on One Health issues in Sápmi, August 16-20, 2024
The impact of climate change in Sápmi raises serious concern over One Health issues in the region. The hybrid workshop held in Inari and Kevo Research Station in the Utsjoki Municipality was dedicated to current environmental and public health challenges including cultural and identity issues.
Shipping
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The waning of Arctic summer
The waning of Arctic summer
Arctic sea ice continued the fast retreat that was observed in July through August 10, followed by a brief slowdown, only to pick up pace again. During the first half of August, the ice primarily retreated in the northern Beaufort … Continue reading → -
The chill is gone
The chill is gone
Arctic sea ice cover retreated rapidly in July 2024, pushing the daily ice extent at the end of the month to the third lowest in the 46-year satellite record. Extensive low-concentration areas of sea ice are found in the Beaufort and East Siberian Seas, … Continue reading → -
Peak of the melt season
Peak of the melt season
July is the warmest month in the Arctic and hence also the month of peak sea ice loss. As of the middle of July 2024, extent is declining at an above average pace. Sea is mostly gone in Hudson Bay, … Continue reading → -
Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhere
Arctic ice thinner near Canada; thicker elsewhere
The Arctic sea ice cover in June 2024 retreated at a below average pace, leading to a larger total sea ice extent for the month than in recent years. Many areas of open water have developed along the Arctic Ocean coast. … Continue reading → -
An early Hudson Bay opening
An early Hudson Bay opening
The sea ice cover in May 2024 was marked by an unusually early opening of eastern Hudson Bay. Overall, the rate of decline in the Arctic was near average for the month. In the Antarctic, the seasonal increase in ice … Continue reading → -
Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
Western Arctic leads the way on springtime decline
April sea ice loss in the Arctic proceeded at a near-average rate overall, with the majority of ice losses in the Bering Sea and Sea of Okhotsk. In the Antarctic, sea ice grew faster than average, roughly evenly around the … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Arctic sea ice: Walking on sunshine
Following the 2024 maximum sea ice extent on March 14, Arctic ice extent has declined slowly such that 2024 March average is the fifteenth lowest in the passive microwave satellite record. The atmospheric circulation pattern for March 2024 featured a strong … Continue reading → -
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice reaches a below-average maximum
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 15.01 million square kilometers (5.80 million square miles) on March 14. The 2024 maximum is the fourteenth lowest in the 46-year satellite record. Overview of conditions On … Continue reading → -
Leaping toward spring
Leaping toward spring
During February, Arctic sea ice extent increased along the lower 10 percent interdecile value, with the average monthly extent tied for fifteenth lowest in the satellite record. Temperatures were above average over the central Arctic, but still well below freezing. Antarctic … Continue reading → -
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
Antarctic sea ice extent hits a third low in a row
On February 20, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its minimum extent of 1.99 million square kilometers (768,000 square miles), tying for second lowest extent in the 1979 to 2024 satellite record. This is the third consecutive year that Antarctic sea … Continue reading → -
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCT...
ARCTIC SHIPPING UPDATE: 37% INCREASE IN SHIPS IN THE ARCTIC OVER 10 YEARS
Arctic shipping continues to increase, according to an update of PAME’s Arctic Shipping Status Report #1: The Increase in Arctic Shipping. The original report covered the period 2013-2019. The updated report adds data for 2020-2023. Increase in ships in the Arctic and distance sailed The number of unique ships entering the Arctic Polar Code area[1] from 2013 to 2023 increased by 37%, around[…] -
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at ...
Northernmost "Plastic in a Bottle" launched at 84 degrees
Launched at 84 degrees north, the capsule will enable the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment to track how plastics travel in and out of Arctic watersELIZABETH MCLANAHAN, VICE CHAIR OF PAME AND DIRECTOR AT NOAA, AND OLE ARVE MISUND, DIRECTOR OF THE NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE (2017-2023) STAND WITH THE PLASTIC IN A BOTTLE CAPSULE ABOARD THE RV KRONPRINS HAAKON.©[…]
Climate Change
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Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards...
Europe's road transport needs to shift gears towards sustainability
Growing transport volumes have been driving Europe’s road transport emissions up in the past two decades. A European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis, published today, shows how total greenhouse gas emissions from both passenger cars and heavy goods vehicles have increased in Europe, despite better engine efficiency and use of biofuels. -
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
The looming threat for Maine’s iconic potato industry
By Lori Valigra (Bangor Daily News) and Caitlin Looby (Climate Central) with Jen Brady (Climate Central) contributing to data reporting Maire Lenihan coaxes organic Keuka Gold potatoes into a washing machine at Goranson Farm in Dresden on Wednesday, April 20, 2022. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN Maine farmer Ryan Guerrette irrigated his 1,200 acres of potatoes in Caribou more often in the past few years, when[…] -
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites floodin...
Ellis Island, lighthouses among historic NJ sites flooding as seas rise
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central ) and Andrew S. Lewis and Michael Sol Warren (NJ Spotlight News), with television segment by Brenda Flanagan (NJ Spotlight News) Read the Climate Central report, Future Flood Risk: Historic Sites in NJ. The Garden State’s history is starting to wash away. New Jersey as it exists today was built up over hundreds of years from the arrival[…] -
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family...
Still rare in Iowa, electric car powers Des Moines family’s home during blackouts
By Ayurella Horn-Muller (Climate Central) and Amber Alexander (NBC WHO 13 Des Moines) Kerri Johannsen was less than a week from giving birth to her second child when a derecho wielding winds up to 100 mph swept through Iowa. Johannsen’s power went out for four days. “It was hot,” she said. “We were just trying to manage.” The Des Moines[…] -
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high c...
Storied Maine ski resort bets future on reining in high costs of warmer winters
By Lori Valigra and Elizabeth Miller A skier jumps into the air in front of a large snow-making machine at Shawnee Peak in Bridgton on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. Modern advances in snow-making technology are helping Maine ski areas stay open despite the warming climate. Credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN BRIDGTON, Maine — Billy Dolliver’s blue eyes twinkled at the mountain[…] -
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind b...
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe
Breaches of EU air quality limits for nitrogen dioxide across Europe were predominantly due to road traffic, while domestic heating lay behind the majority of exceedances for particulate matter, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment on air quality plans published today. -
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the ...
Hardly any past Winter Olympic host cities will have the snow to host in 60 years
By Clarisa Diaz and Elizabeth Miller Rain, wet snow, and shallow snow are all expected to increase at former Olympic venues over the coming decades, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Waterloo. It projects that nearly all prior host cities for the Olympics will see weather conditions that make it difficult to hold outdoor winter sports competitions. The[…] -
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce en...
Circular business models and smarter design can reduce environment and climate impacts from textiles
Textile consumption in Europe has on average the fourth highest impacts on the environment and climate, following consumption of food, housing and mobility. Ahead of the expected European Union (EU) strategy for sustainable and circular textiles, the European Environment Agency (EEA) published today two briefings that look at measures to reduce those impacts, including on resource use, greenhouse gas emissions[…] -
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite pot...
Europe's environmental taxes in decline, despite potentially crucial role
The European Green Deal acknowledges the crucial role of taxation in Europe’s sustainability transition. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that revenues from environmental taxes can support transition investments but future revenue streams from these taxes will erode as European Union (EU) environmental and climate policy objectives are achieved. The relative share of environmental taxes to[…] -
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes...
Economic losses from weather and climate-related extremes in Europe reached around half a trillion euros over past 40 years
Extreme weather events like storms, heatwaves and flooding accounted for economic losses of around half a trillion euros over the past 40 years and led to between 85 000 and 145 000 human fatalities across Europe. Less than one-third of these losses were insured, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) analysis of economic losses and fatalities from weather and[…] -
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-be...
How green are European cities? Green space key to well-being – but access varies
High-quality green and blue spaces in cities, like parks, allotments, riverbanks and coastlines, are crucial for health and well-being, in particular for the elderly, children and people on low incomes. However, a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published today, shows that access is not equal. -
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increas...
Data may be Colorado’s best bet to mitigate increasing wildfire risk on the Front Range
By Michael Booth, The Colorado Sun and John Upton, Climate Central Grass fires have threatened the meadows and homes near Chatridge Court and U.S. 85 three times in five years, and firefighters work hard to keep flames from moving over the hill into thousands of homes in Highlands Ranch. These photos are from the 2016 Chatridge fire. (South Metro Fire[…]
Science
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will reveal the faint lig...
NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory will reveal the faint light from sources of gravitational waves, neutrinos and more
Astronomy has always relied on light to convey information about the universe. But capturing photons — such as those from visible light or radio waves — is no longer the only technique scientists have for studying astronomical phenomena. Neutrinos… -
Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plastic
Purple bacteria offer path to more sustainable plastic
There's hardly a more ubiquitous substance than plastic. It's everywhere in the environment, from soil to air to water, and it's in our bodies. According to the U.N. Environment Programme, humans produce more than 430 million tons of plastic annually… -
Water temperature at Australia's Great Barrier Reef ...
Water temperature at Australia's Great Barrier Reef reaches hottest in 400 years
Warming ocean waters have led to mass coral bleaching events in Australia's Great Barrier Reef (GBR) and are threatening the future of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, researchers funded in part by the U.S. National Science Foundation report in… -
Astronomers create first detailed map of sun's coron...
Astronomers create first detailed map of sun's coronal magnetic fields
Researchers at the U.S. National Science Foundation National Solar Observatory have successfully mapped the magnetic fields of the sun's atmospheric corona using the NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world's most powerful solar telescope… -
Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation...
Ideas Labs to advance research capacity at the nation's historically Black colleges and universities
The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $10.5 million for Ideas Lab projects to assess and address research capacity needs, increase access to research facilities and build human capital at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs… -
New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the cente...
New study reveals evidence of ice-free times at the center of the Greenland Ice Sheet
A new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows direct evidence of Greenland being ice-free within the last 1.1 million years. This NSF-funded study analyzed sediment drilled through the Greenland Ice Sheet at NSF… -
NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support...
NSF and Micron invest in STEM teacher training to support future microelectronics workforce
Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the Micron Foundation announced an investment in four projects to advance STEM education training to foster a more robust microelectronics workforce. The investment, made possible through a Dear… -
Summer storms are stronger and more frequent over urban a...
Summer storms are stronger and more frequent over urban areas
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Lakes in marginalized communities sampled less, study finds
Lakes in marginalized communities sampled less, study finds
Water is essential for all forms of life — humans included — and understanding the quality of available water is critical to knowing where to drink, swim, fish and otherwise make use of the resource. A new analysis, published in Frontiers in Ecology… -
New research sinks an old theory for the doldrums, a low-...
New research sinks an old theory for the doldrums, a low-wind equatorial region that stranded sailors for centuries
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This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week with NSF Director Panchanathan
This week, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with representatives from Australia, including Doug Hilton, CEO of @CSIRO, Dharmini Robertson, U.S. and Canada science counselor at CSIRO, and Geoff Mason, Australian ambassador to the U.S. The… -
A window into the body: Groundbreaking technique makes sk...
A window into the body: Groundbreaking technique makes skin transparent
Researchers have developed a new way to see organs within a body by rendering overlying tissues transparent to visible light. The counterintuitive process—a topical application of food-safe dye—was reversible in tests with animal subjects, and may…
Politics & Society
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Maria Malmer Stenergard appointed as Sweden’s Minis...
Maria Malmer Stenergard appointed as Sweden’s Minister of Foreign Affairs
It was announced on Tuesday 10th September that Maria Malmer Stenergard has been appointed as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Stenergard will be replacing Tobias Billström, who resigned from his position on 4th September. Stenergard is a minister of the country’s ruling conservative Moderate Party. Stenergard’s first international call of the Minister of Foreign Affairs […] The post Maria Malmer[…] -
Military experts suspect sabotage at Andøya
Military experts suspect sabotage at Andøya
The jammer had been set up at the far northern island in connection with an international exercise. The purpose was to test navigation systems and other equipment in a situation of electromagnetic warfare, newspaper Forsvarets Forum reports. Representatives from a big number of countries had arrived to the island to take part in the testing. !function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var[…] -
AARI Invites BRICS Scientists to Join North Pole Project
AARI Invites BRICS Scientists to Join North Pole Project
The AARI plans to create a centre for joint scientific research on the basis of the unique ice-resistant North Pole platform. Russian polar explorers invited scientists from China, India and Brazil to join the project. Сообщение AARI Invites BRICS Scientists to Join North Pole Project появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
Russian forces launch supersonic missiles in short range ...
Russian forces launch supersonic missiles in short range from Norway's Vardø radars
A Tu-95 strategic bomber was in the air and cruiser Marshal Ustinov was out in the Barents Sea. At the same time, two K-300P Bastion-P complexes were preparing for launch of supersonic Oniks missiles from the Rybachii Peninsula. The military activities are part of the Ocean-2024, a massive naval exercise that includes more than 400 ships, 125 aircraft and 90,000 soldiers[…] -
Promising More Homes And Arctic Spending For Canada&rsquo...
Promising More Homes And Arctic Spending For Canada’s Arctic
Northern communities will “empty out” if the Conservatives don’t win the next federal election. Сообщение Promising More Homes And Arctic Spending For Canada’s Arctic появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
Activists Offer Reward for Info on ‘Russian Spy Wha...
Activists Offer Reward for Info on ‘Russian Spy Whale’ Death
Norwegian police have rejected accusations from local animal rights groups suggesting that the death of a beluga whale, suspected to be a Russian spy, was intentional. Сообщение Activists Offer Reward for Info on ‘Russian Spy Whale’ Death появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
"We are all afraid," woman in Olenegorsk says a...
"We are all afraid," woman in Olenegorsk says as Ukrainian drones attack local airbase
“I could hear yesterday that something exploded, and that’s it,” an employee in a local company told the Barents Observer. “There were clearly two blasts, and then I could read in social media about the drones,” the man says on the telephone. He confirms that there were no air alarm ahead of the attack. The Russian version of the Barents[…] -
Icelanders Divided On Inbound Tourism
Icelanders Divided On Inbound Tourism
There is a significant level of satisfaction and positivity towards foreign tourists' inflow in Iceland, despite a fall in the numbers of those holding such views. Сообщение Icelanders Divided On Inbound Tourism появились сначала на The Arctic Century. -
Ukrainian drones are on the way. Murmansk again closes ai...
Ukrainian drones are on the way. Murmansk again closes airspace
The airports of Murmansk and Kirovsk were Thursday morning closed and flights heading towards the Kola Peninsula redirected. The liner that was on its way from St.Petersburg to Murmansk suddenly changed course as it approached the White Sea and a long-distance flight between New Delhi and Chicago flew south of the peninsula and turned sharply north as it approached Finnish[…] -
Will we be alive in 2025, who will survive, 2025?
Will we be alive in 2025, who will survive, 2025?
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Ukrainian attack on Kola Peninsula comes as Russian Navy ...
Ukrainian attack on Kola Peninsula comes as Russian Navy launches strategic exercise
Almost at the same time as Moiseev made a statement about the exercise, Ukrainian drones were attacking the Kola Peninsula. The region that is the home of Russia’s Northern Fleet was attacked by several UAVs. Two of them were reportedly shot down near the air base of Olenya. Rumours and speculations buzzed across the region about possible attacks also in[…] -
NOVATEK Official Response To Shadow Fleet Allegations
NOVATEK Official Response To Shadow Fleet Allegations
NOVATEK first officially denied establishing and managing a shadow fleet for Arctic LNG 2. This statement was placed on NOVATEK's website. Сообщение NOVATEK Official Response To Shadow Fleet Allegations появились сначала на The Arctic Century.
Resources
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Update expansion project Odda and capital expenditure gui...
Update expansion project Odda and capital expenditure guidance 2025
Since 2021, Boliden has carried out investments in the Odda zinc smelter with the aim of increasing the annual production volume from 200 to 350… -
Boliden Q2 2024: Results affected by insurance income and...
Boliden Q2 2024: Results affected by insurance income and decision to reopen Tara
"I would like to reemphasize our full focus on delivering all our investments in a good way. The future-proofing of operations we carry out in Aitik,… -
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q2 2024 report
Invitation presentation of Boliden's Q2 2024 report
Boliden will announce its Interim Report for the second quarter 2024 on Friday July 19 at 07:45 (CEST). A press and analyst conference will be held… -
Report of payments to government agencies in 2023
Report of payments to government agencies in 2023
Boliden is today publishing its report of payments to government agencies in accordance with Swedish Law (2015:812) on the reporting of payments to… -
Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
Confirmation of insurance claim for Rönnskär
After the fire that destroyed Rönnskär's tank house in June 2023, Boliden has now received confirmation that the primary insurance company fully… -
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
Agreement reached to reopen Tara
An agreement has been reached between worker's unions and local management which enables the process of reopening the mine at Tara on a more… -
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainab...
Boliden incorporates validated climate goals in sustainability linked credit facilities agreement
Boliden, as one of the first mining and metals companies in the world, has incorporated and linked climate goals validated by Science Based Targets… -
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Joint pre study on sustainable transition
Boliden, Nevel, Skellefteå Kraft and Sveaskog have signed a letter of intent on a feasibility study to establish a value chain for hydrogen and… -
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Communiqué from Boliden's Annual General Meeting
Boliden's Annual General Meeting was held on April 23, 2024 live in Boliden and through postal voting. Board of Directors The Meeting… -
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a cha...
Boliden's Q1 2024: Key investment decisions in a challenging quarter
"Despite more challenges than usual during the quarter, we have been able to maintain production well, especially in Business Area Mines. In addition…
