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Table 1. Comparison of key strategies, policy tools and social acceptance promoting sustainability of mining by country.
Finland
0.6%
Sweden
1.0%
Greenland
(no production)
Russia
4.4%
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61
National Mining
Strategy 2010
New mining act
2011
Action plan 2013
Economic growth,
regional
development,
attract intern.
investors, mining
cluster,
innovations for
environment and
technology, public
acceptance
In Lapland
acceptance good,
Talvivaara
influenced
negatively, policies
for improving the
situation
Standards at good
level, problems in
water pollution,
renewed regulation
National Mining
Strategy 2013
National Oil &
Mineral Strategy
2014-2018
Mineral Strategy
of Development
until 2030
Economic growth,
national
companies and
investors, mining
cluster,
innovations for
environment and
technology, public
acceptance
Economic
growth, local
employment and
education,
national
sovereignty,
community
acceptance
Economic growth,
support of
national economy,
national control of
resources,
coordinate
common targets,
improvement of
legislation
General
acceptance high,
some conflicts
rising
Mining is high
political issue,
critique towards
government
policy and
participation
practices
Recent revisions
in the legal
framework, no
experience yet
General
acceptance high,
some conflicts
with indigenous
people, civil
socie