 Kings Bay had no permanent employees by 1970, but resumed operation of Ny-Ålesund in 1974.Bjørnøen, which previously operated a mine on Bjørnøya, received a common administration and board with Kings Bay from 1975.By 1977 Kings Bay stuck a deal by the then state-owned Store Norske to sell all its claims, although it kept the property rights around Ny-Ålesund.