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Information to the general public

On this page, we provide ongoing updates for those who live in or visit the area around Viscaria’s operations. Here we publish information about upcoming blasting, planned work activities, temporary closures, events, and other activities that may affect daily life in the surrounding area.

 

Planned Open Pit Blasting 8/5

Blasting will take place May 8th, at 14:00 – 18:00 local time, in the open-pit mining area, see image below. As a safety measure an alarm will sound in connection to the blasting. In connection with this, roads will be temporarily closed and positioning will take place (yellow numbers). It is not permitted to remain…

Planned Open Pit Blasting 29/4

On Wednesday 29 April, blasting will take place in the open pit area at Viscaria. The work is scheduled between 12:00 and 14:00. The blast will take place entirely within Viscaria’s fenced and secured site area, which is not accessible to the public. All necessary safety measures will be in place, and the work will…

Non Regulatory

Planned construction-related blast – 21 October

On Tuesday, 21 October, between 16:30 and 17:00, a construction-related blast will be carried out adjacent to the Viscaria mine entrance. This is a planned blast conducted as part of ongoing construction and preparatory works and is subject to the same safety regulations and permit requirements as blasting at roadworks or other construction sites. Practical…