Ministry of Justice and Public Security is uncertain if a Municipality has to accept and decide upon a Planprogram

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security in Norway has answered on the
request from the Ministry of the Environment with regards to what the Plan- og
Byggningsloven say regarding if a Municipality has to accept to and decide upon
a Planprogram or not.

From the answer it seems like the department is uncertain if a Municipality has
to accept and decide upon a Planprogram from a private company aiming to carry
through impact studies for a Reguleringsprogram.
Arctic Gold has waited a long time for Kautokeino Municipality to get the
support from The Ministry of Justice and Public Security regarding how the
Ministry of the Environment should handle the case. The request of support came
from the Municipality in order for them to be able to decide upon our modified
Planprogram.

The Ministry of Justice and Public Security states among others ”Under tvil er
vi kommet til at en kommune antakelig ikke har plikt til å fastsette planprogram
for en privat planlegging av en detaljregulering i tilfeller der kommunen ikke
ønsker det påtenkte tiltaket”.

-          Presently we are unaware how the Ministry of the Environment and the
Municipality will handle the issue however according to our understanding the
law and the interpretation of it seems to be flexible and that our case could
only be handled through political decisions says, CEO Lars-Åke Claesson.

-          This uncertainty is unacceptable for mining projects and we find it
difficult and frustrating. If Norway wants new investments, this uncertainty
must be solved says, Chairmen Krister Söderholm.
For further information, please contact the company's CEO and Qualified Person
as per SweMin as well as Europe Geologist.

Lars-Åke Claesson
CEO
Arctic Gold AB
46 18 156423
46 70 6733294
claesson@arcticgold.se
www.arcticgold.se
Arctic Gold's business concept is to engage in exploration activities to
discover and demonstrate commercially extractable gold and base metal deposits
in Scandinavia. The strategy is primarily to carry out exploration work and
either sell the project within a few years or to establish mining activities
under the company's own control or through a partnership with other companies.
Arctic Gold focuses mainly on the Bidjovagge project in northern Norway and
current gold and base metal permits in Västerbotten and Norrbotten. Arctic
Gold's shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX First North under the ticker ARCT.
Certified Adviser is Redeye. More information about company is available at
www.arcticgold.se.