- Important not to have great expectations – NRK

The Presidency in South Varanger municipality had Friday morning a special meeting, where the trustee for Sydvaranger Mine estate oriented on the sale of the mine.

– Do not have too high expectations

Felix Tschudi in Kirkenes in connection with the acquisition of Sydvaranger-estate.

Photo: Tarjei Abelsen / NRK

yesterday afternoon it was announced that Tschudi group has acquired the bankruptcy estate for 78 million. And present to tell whether the purchase was also Felix Tschudi.

He was aware that they must not have too high expectations in Sør-Varanger community to what the acquisition will mean in the short term.

– We go slowly forward in different phases. First, with little manpower to keep mine warm, then a phase where we started with the production of smaller volumes, and then go ahead with full operation. But how long it will take we do not know, says Tschudi.

Will need collaborators

They will not have more than 10 employees in the first stage, and the main priorities will be to work getting transferred permits and licenses to one company.

the company will work to develop new mining projects on, then they will need partners to possibly get a full operation later. Felix Tschudi believes the major investments that have been made to improve production, suggests that it will be easier to get started now than it was in 2009.

At the time he bought the mine for positioning shipping his company for the northern regions and Russia. This time it’s primarily mining behind the acquisition.

– Our focus has been that it would be too bad if the mine would be broken up and sold piece by piece. Then you would perhaps never get up again, says Tschudi.

trustee Leif Petter Madsen held a briefing if sold to Felix Tschudi.

Photo: Tarjei Abelsen / NRK

important communication both ways

– it’s positive that we’ve got a buyer, now it is important that we as a municipality relate to them as a buyer. Mine’ve been bought before and sold the following day, says ex-mayor Cecilie Hansen in the Center.

The municipality will now process permits and licenses that are emerging from the mine. Hansen emphasizes that it is important to have a good dialogue with the mine to come.

– It is important that they know in advance what conditions would have to carry nutrients in our municipality, says Hansen.