Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine July 2014 | Page 203

BUSINESS REVIEW AUSTRALIA
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operations . “ The mine is very well placed for activities in the arctic . It ’ s in a spearhead position to play a major role ; a very promising area for resource development . This is especially true because the Gulf Stream keeps the water open throughout the year . It ’ s an ice-free , almost non-arctic wedge into the arctic ,” says Tschudi .
These attributes support Northern Iron ’ s current strategic roadmap aimed at progressively expanding production at Sydvaranger to significantly higher levels . The process for achieving further permitting to enable production above circa 3 Mt of product p . a . is currently under way .
Innovation and Efficiency In order to compete with the giants on the global market , Sydvaranger Gruve AS must operate efficiently . Goods , services and manpower
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