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Question: Viktor Trollsten - Danske Bank A/S, Research Division - Analyst
: Just thinking on what you write in the presentation, prepared for long-term move to downstream dam construction. Could you just elaborate a
bit on what that means in terms of timeline and what do you think about that? I know that basically all your tailings facilities across the group are
upstream and quite old ones. When I look at the construction here in Aitik, it was [1968]. We're talking 1967 in Harjavalta, et cetera. So for the
coming 10 years, could we see an investment pace where you change all your tailings to downstream?
Question: Viktor Trollsten - Danske Bank A/S, Research Division - Analyst
: Okay. No, that's clear. And just thinking about Tara, just looking at the Tara tailing facility, also relatively well, and also our current storage is quite
close to the planned total storage for the coming 5 years. Just -- does this make you also consider an investment in the new tailing facility if you
go ahead with the title? Or is that already included in your previous, let's say, thinking? Does this [change] anything, how you think of future
projects?
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APRIL 11, 2022 / 7:00AM, BOL.ST - Boliden AB to Discuss Decision To Adjust Dam Construction in Aitik Call
Question: Viktor Trollsten - Danske Bank A/S, Research Division - Analyst
: Yes. Yes. No, that's clear. And just finally and maybe more a hypothetical. But -- is it way too early to start thinking about this tailings as assets rather
than liabilities, i.e., or do you see any -- or let's say, potential for actually extracting metals out of, let's say, the tailing facility in Aitik, as it should
include some metals? Is it well too early to commercialize that?
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