hanna louise thingnes: the company admits it will die, but they say it will be the same after 50 years. but it will not. it has taken thousands of years to shape of this environment and the sea, and all of the animals and fish will not be here. some will come back them up a will not be the same as it is now. >> nordic mining is after the mineral rutile. it's used as a pigment -- for example to make the brilliant white in toothpaste. the company wants to extract it for the next 40 years -- which would create 250 million tons of slurry. eiliv erdal: the whole area around us is going to be the wasting ground. >> erdal is also worried that toxic sludge could be carried out into the open waters of the north atlantic. many people here rely on the fjord for their subsistence. around half of erdal's income comes from either fishing or tourism. eiliv erdal: it means a lot to me, locally growing up. i am 47 now, and i am really looking forward to the catch this time of year also. >> the family also runs a cafe right on the water of the fjord. guests come here to enjoy the breathtaking natural su

hanna louise thingnes: the company admits it will die, but they say it will be the same after 50 yearst it will not. it has taken thousands of years to shape of this environment and the sea, and all of the animals and fish will not be here. some will come back them up a will not be the same as it is now. >> nordic mining is after the mineral rutile. it's used as a pigment -- for example to make the brilliant white in toothpaste. the company wants to extract it for the next 40 years -- which would create 250 million tons of slurry. eiliv erdal: the whole area around us is going to be the wasting ground. >> erdal is also worried that toxic sludge could be carried out into the open waters of the north atlantic. many people here rely on the fjord for their subsistence. around half of erdal's income comes from either fishing or tourism. eiliv erdal: it means a lot to me, locally growing up. i am 47 now, and i am really looking forrd to the catch this time of year also. >> the family also runs a cafe right on the water of the fjord. guests come here to enjoy the breathtaking natural surround