Aura Energy (ASX:AEE) has said the Swedish Parliament has voted to declassify uranium mining as a nuclear facility, removing the need for explicit municipal consent and creating a more predictable permitting framework.
The parliamentary vote on 11 June amends the country’s Nuclear Activities Act so uranium extraction will no longer be regulated as a nuclear facility, with the legislative changes expected to take effect on 15 July.
“The momentum in pro-nuclear legislation continues in Sweden, where the removal of the uranium mining ban in January 2026 has now been supplemented with the declassification of uranium mining as a nuclear facility,” Executive Chairman Philip Mitchell says.
The company’s Häggån deposit contains 800 million pounds of uranium, making it one of the largest undeveloped uranium resources globally.
The Swedish Geological Survey recently designated Häggån as a ‘deposit of national interest for valuable materials’.
“With an evolving regulatory environment in Sweden that is clearly supportive of investment in mineral exploration and development, Aura will continue to engage with local communities as crucial stakeholders in the establishment of a successful mining operation in Sweden,” Mitchell says.
Aura Energy is an Australian‑based developer advancing the fully permitted Tiris Uranium Project in Mauritania alongside its Häggån polymetallic project in Sweden.
Write to JC Villarba at Mining.com.au
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