Busch said at a press conference on Thursday July 23rd that Sweden should be a leading mining nation and the government's new mineral strategy and mining money for local communities can pave the way.

The mineral strategy details how more mines should be opened in Sweden and states that the deposits of minerals found in the Swedish bedrock should be exploited.

The strategy lists what the government has done and what will happen in the future, if the Tidö government remains in office after the election on September 13th.

An investigation will begin in August, according to Busch, to review the state mineral fee. It is paid by those who operate the mines. The investigation will examine the size of the fee and whether the money can go to municipalities or regions where a mine is located or established. Today, landowners receive most of the money, the state a quarter, municipalities zero.

Both regions and municipalities could be relevant, said Busch, with reference to welfare funding.

Today's fee does not provide much money – rather little in relation to the welfare needs Busch is talking about: in 2025, just under 23 million kronor was paid in.

The government also wants to establish a new environmental authority, so that it will be faster to obtain mining permits, and wants to see more private mines opened, possibly with the help of a state company that helps with establishing mines.

It will also be investigated whether large areas, such as all the ore deposits near Kiruna and the Skellefteå mining area can be given status as national interest, due to the large deposits of various minerals there.

The government writes in the strategy that there are conflicting interests, for example between the reindeer industry and the country's access to raw materials. Ebba Busch claims that the dialogue with the Sami is good.

In the strategy, the government writes that the basic starting point is that "coexistence with other activities must be possible".