Talma Sami village has opposed the plans for graphite mining and the issue will be decided by the Land and Environment Court. The verdict is expected in early April.
Ever since the plans for the mine took firmer shape around 2015, the Sami village has protested.
Many years of protests
It's not just the lands as such that are disappearing. Aslak Allas, chairman of the Sami village, fears that mining will scare the reindeer away from the area.
"It's dusting, noise and all sorts of things. The reindeer will avoid the area," he said.
Indigenous law
The question is whether the EU's upcoming package of laws on critical minerals will make it easier for mining developers in areas with land conflicts. For example, will it be pitted against indigenous law?
"I see it as a way to sell in order to make it easy to start mines. But indigenous rights carry weight, says Aslak Allas.