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Invest in Norway: Minerals
- The page lists Norwegian resources including iron ore, titanium, graphite, quartz, nepheline syenite, olivine, limestone and dolomite, and positions the country for sustainable extraction and processing. It says Norway is seeking field-development and investment partners. The national strategy prioritizes sustainable mining, mapping critical materials, faster coordinated permitting, low-impact projects, reuse and recycling, and considers a state-owned minerals company or fund. A new mineral law is stated to take effect on 1 July 2026, with aims to speed permits and strengthen sustainability and Sami rights.
- Norway’s process industry is described as export-oriented and almost entirely renewable-powered; its processed outputs include aluminium, nickel, cobalt, copper, silicon, zinc, manganese alloys, synthetic graphite, fertiliser, fillers and rare-earth separation. The page also highlights circular use of deposits and industrial by-products. It reports that half of extraction sites in production or mature projects are internationally owned, and that foreign-owned sites tend to have higher average sales values.
- Listed strengths include sustainability commitments, extraction/refining/recycling expertise, Nordic collaboration and shipping access via the coastline and ports. Challenges include high operating costs and permitting complexity involving environmental assessment, local impacts and Indigenous rights. The Directorate of Mining handles permits, reporting and supervision; NGU provides deposit data. The page links deposit information for graphite, phosphate, nickel, cobalt, quartz, sulfides, rare earths, copper and titanium/iron-titanium. Invest in Norway offers networks, site information and stakeholder introductions.
- Public contacts: Gard Madsen, Director of Investment, Oslo (gard.madsen@innovasjonnorge.no; +47 909 37 833); Désirée Vikse, Investment Manager for Battery and Minerals, Oslo (desiree.vikse@innovasjonnorge.no; +47 994 56 449); Steinar Brede, Investment Manager for Technology and Minerals, Oslo (Steinar.Brede@innovasjonnorge.no; +47 992 86 867).
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