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 ...
Sweden Says It Has Uncovered a Rare Earth Bonanza
In northern Sweden, the rare earths are found in iron ore deposits. LKAB already has a large iron ore mine near Kiruna that has rare earths in quantities that are less concentrated than in the new ...
Silicosis in the iron-ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden, and the …
Abstract. From 1931 to 1977 a total of 144 cases of silicosis have been diagnosed in the iron-ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden. Drilling, loading and tapping caused all cases of silicosis. In 24% of the cases, the disease had progressed after the diagnosis. The progression of the disease after diagnosis showed no significant correlation to the length ...
GRANGEX Dannemora
GRANGEX Dannemora mine plans to restart production of iron ore in the Dannemora mine. The subsequent enrichment process is adapted to meet the expected large increase in demand for iron ore concentrates with …
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths …
Sweden has known it has rare earths for a while. LKAB was aware of some rare-earth deposits in Sweden as far back as the 1960s as it was mining iron ore, says …
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 the ground to extract iron ore, they ...
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 …
Sweden: iron ore production 2023 | Statista
Sweden is amongst the leading iron ore mining countries worldwide. ... Mine production of iron ore in Sweden from 2010 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], US …
Sweden gives qualified go-ahead for northern Kallak iron ore mine
STOCKHOLM, March 22 (Reuters) - Sweden's government gave a qualified green light on Tuesday to Britain's Beowulf Mining (BEM.L) to proceed with plans for an iron ore mine in the far north that has ...
Swedish mining industry
Thanks to Sweden's mineral-rich bedrock, considerate environmental legislation and world-class innovation power, Sweden has long been Europe's leading mining nation. Today, Sweden accounts for around 93 …
Ore production and trends
Sweden is a major producer of iron ore in the EU, as well as lead and zinc. After the financial crisis of 2008–2009 production recovered, almost doubling since then. Boliden's Aitik mine is one explanatory factor, but production has also increased at LKAB's mines and to some extent at others.
Europe's largest rare earths deposit found in Sweden
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. Work is still in an ...
UN advisers urge Sweden to stop mine in home of …
United Nations human rights experts on Thursday urged Sweden not to award a license for an iron-ore mine in the Gallok region, home of the indigenous Sami people, saying the open-pit mine would ...
Sweden's LKAB cuts iron ore production on railway woes
Credit: Wikipedia. Sweden's LKAB will cut its iron ore output following derailments on a railway linking Sweden and Norway and reduced transport capacity going forward, the state-owned mining ...
Sweden discovers Europe's largest known rare …
01/12/2023. Sweden's state mining company said it found vast amounts of rare earth minerals in a town in northern Sweden, which has the world's largest underground iron ore mine. Rare earths are ...
Market
Sweden largest producer in the EU . Sweden is the largest iron ore producer in the EU (largest in Europe with the exception of Russia and Ukraine), and the eleventh largest in the world. The Swedish percentage of the global production amounts to 1.3 per cent. The single largest producer in Sweden is LKAB, which is owned by the Swedish state and ...
Kallak
The Company's most advanced project is the Kallak iron ore deposit located approximately 40 kilometres ("km") west of Jokkmokk in the County of Norrbotten, Northern Sweden, 80 km southwest of the major iron ore mining centre of Malmberget, and approximately 120 km to the southwest of LKAB's Kiruna iron ore mine.
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic
Sweden has recorded its biggest ever earthquake caused by mining in the Arctic. The quake measured magnitude 4.1 and forced the Kiruna mine, which is more than 100 years old, to be closed until ...
Dannemora mine
Dannemora mine. Coordinates: 60°12′10″N 17°51′45″E. The open pit around 1780–1800. Pen drawing by Elias Martin. The Dannemora mine ( Dannemora gruvor) at Dannemora in Uppsala County, Sweden was once one of the most important iron ore mines in Sweden. The mine was closed by its owners SSAB in 1992. It may have been open since the ...
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's business minister, Karl-Petter Thorwaldsson, said the decision to approve the next stage of the mining company's plans was "historic".
WWF criticizes the government's approval of an iron mine in Gállok, Sweden
On 22 March 2022, the Swedish government approved Beowulf Mining company's application for an iron ore mine in the Arctic region of Gállok, Sweden. WWF condemns the Swedish government's approval of Beowulf Mining company's application for an iron ore mine in Gállok, Sweden. Climate change is already causing is already causing ...
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 machines and driverless trains. ... This could become the biggest industry investment ever in Sweden and is the most efficient contribution Sweden can make in lowering global ...
Mines in Sweden
The Mining Inspectorate of Sweden (Bergsstaten) Box 43 SE-971 02 Luleå Sweden. Visiting address: Varvsgatan 41, Luleå. Phone: +46 920 23 79 00 E-mail: [email protected]
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 …
This Swedish Mining Town Is Sinking—So It's Being …
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 the Arctic Circle lies the Swedish mining ...
Statistics of the Swedish Mining Industry 2021
Sweden is by far the largest iron ore producer in the EU and the production of base and precious metals is also among the leading ones. ... – An English summary of the Swedish mining and mineral industry is an important basis for negotiations as it can contribute to the EU's cohesive view on the mining industry's important contributions to ...
LKAB gets the go-ahead for new iron ore mine in Sweden
"We are very pleased, now we can open LKAB's first iron ore mine in 50 years," says President, Lars-Eric Aaro. ... Sweden's LKAB cuts iron ore production on railway woes. Reuters | April ...
Sweden struggles to become a 'mining nation'
Sweden is around the same size as France and is one of the largest producers of metals in Europe. In 2020, 93% of iron ore produced in the European Union (EU) came from its mines, as well as 32.8% ...
Visiting Kiruna – the largest iron ore mine in the World
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Malmberget Iron Ore Mine, Sweden
LKAB's Malmberget (ore mountain) iron ore mine, located at Gällivare, 75km from Kiruna, contains 20 orebodies spread over an underground area of about 5 by 2.5km, of which 10 orebodies are …