Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals located in …
Here, the Swedish mining industry have a lot to offer. The need for minerals to carry out the transition is great, says Minister for Energy, Business and Industry, Ebba Busch." A long road to a mine ... LKAB produces 80 percent of Europe's iron ore and, backed by a strategy for producing sponge iron using hydrogen technology, is leading …
This Swedish Mining Town Is Sinking—So It's Being Moved
Gregor Kallina. The iron ore mine at Kirunavaara Mountain near the Swedish town of Kiruna is one of the largest in the world. One hundred miles north of …
Saving this Swedish town from falling into a mine has big …
A century-old mine next to the town that used to sustain Kiruna's local economy is now swallowing up the city. As miners have dug as deep as one mile below …
Swedish government approves controversial iron ore mine in Swedish …
The Swedish government has given the green light for British mining company Beowulf Mining to move forward with their plan to open a new iron ore mine in Kallak, northern Sweden.
Sweden: Open pit mine will endanger indigenous lands and …
GENEVA (10 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Sweden not to issue a licence for an iron-ore mine in the Gállok region, home of the indigenous Sámi people, saying the open-pit mine will generate vast amounts of pollution and toxic waste, and endanger the protected ecosystem including reindeer migration. The proposed project …
Nordic Iron Ore
AGM in Nordic Iron Ore AB The annual meeting of shareholders 2022 took place on 30 June in Ludvika. Information (in Swedish) can be found on the Swedish language home page.
Europe's largest deposit of rare earth metals located in Kiruna
The rare earth elements in Per Geijer occur together with phosphorus in the mineral apatite, in what is mainly an iron ore deposit and which may therefore be …
Saving this Swedish town from falling into a mine has big …
Saving this Swedish town from falling into a mine has big lessons about a post-climate change world. ... As miners have dug as deep as one mile below the ground to extract iron ore, they've ...
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden
Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.
Visiting Kiruna – the largest iron ore mine in the World
The view of the town is dominated by two mountains – Luossavaara – which was an open pit until the 1960s, and Kiirunavaara, hiding the largest underground iron ore mine in the world (Figure 1). Kiruna is a small miners' town with 17 000 inhabitants, most of whom are connected to the mining company.
Mines
Today, there are 12 operating mines in Sweden, and Sweden produces most of the iron ore in Europe. Today's Swedish iron ore mines are above all in three areas: Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Bergslagen in central Sweden. Mines are generally divided into two types – open pit and underground.
Swedish mining company discovers Europe's largest deposit …
Swedish iron ore miner LKAB announced Thursday that it had discovered Europe's largest deposit of rare earth elements, which are essential for making electric cars and wind turbines.
Sweden: iron ore production 2023 | Statista
Mine production of iron ore in Sweden amounted to an estimated 38 million metric tons in 2023.
Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden
The Kiruna orebody was formed at around 1,600Ma following intense volcanic activity with the precipitation of iron-rich solutions on to a syenite porphyry footwall. The ore bed was then covered by further volcanic deposits (quartz porphyry) and sedimentary rocks before being tilted to its …
Sweden gives qualified go-ahead for northern Kallak iron ore mine
Sweden's government gave a qualified green light on Tuesday to Britain's Beowulf Mining to proceed with plans for an iron ore mine in the far north that has been opposed by indigenous people over ...
Deep underground in the world's largest iron ore mine
The Kiruna mine, located in Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden, is the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. It is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), a large Swedish mining company, and has an annual production capacity of over 26 million tonnes of iron ore.
LKAB's Visitor Centre
Visit the world's largest underground iron-ore mine in Kiruna. We go by bus into the mountain and down to LKAB's Visitor Centre at level 540m.
From mine to port
This is the story about the road from mining iron ore underground to loading the ships in our harbours with highly upgraded products.
LKAB's Visitor Centre
The mine in Kiruna is the world's largest underground iron-ore mine. It is a fascinating operation where the ore is mined far below the surface using remotely operated …
the largest iron ore mine in the World
Visiting Kiruna – the largest iron ore mine in the World. A contribution by Iva Kolenković Močilac and Ana Maričić. On June 10th, 2022, after spending three days in …
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic iron ore mine. The quake measured magnitude 4.1 and forced the mine to close.
Sweden Says It Has Uncovered a Rare Earth Bonanza
A state-owned mining company announced it had found Europe's largest deposit of the vital minerals used in electric vehicles and other green technology.
China note! EU-member Sweden locates rare earth deposits
A Swedish government-owned iron ore mining company says it has identified "significant deposits" of rare earth elements in Arctic Sweden that are essential for the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines.
Instead of Being Swallowed by a Mine, This Arctic Town is …
For the last 115 years, a small town in Sweden's northern Arctic region and the world's largest underground iron ore mine have depended on one another. The mine provides the town with an ...
Kiruna mine tour, Kiruna – Routes North
There are several big iron reserves in northern Sweden (Malmberget, the world's second-biggest iron ore mine, is just outside Gällivare) and the refined material from these mines is exported all around the world, earning huge profits for the state-owned mining company LKAB. The scale of the mining operation in Kiruna alone is mind …
Kiruna: A Mining Town On The Move In Northern Sweden
Sweden's northernmost town is on the move, building by building. Mining town Kiruna is home of one of the world's most fascinating urban planning projects.
Europe's largest rare earths deposit found in …
The Per Geijer deposit, just north of the company's largest iron ore mine in the Swedish Arctic, is estimated to contain more than 1 million tonnes of rare earths, LKAB said.
An Entire Swedish Town Is Moving Because the Ground Is …
KIRUNA, Sweden – Sweden's northernmost town got built up around the world's largest underground iron ore mine -- which now threatens to destroy it.
Update on the Kallak Iron Ore Project | Placera
Sweden is today a large and important mining nation, and the Swedish mining and mineral industry is of great importance to Sweden nationally, in the regional and local perspective and beyond Sweden's borders. While Sweden produces 93 per cent of all iron ore in the EU, the EU is still 70 per cent dependent on imports of iron and steel.
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at …
This one happened at 1,108 metres below the surface," he said. The earthquake hit the mine, the world's biggest underground iron ore mine, in several places.