Kiruna Mine - Wikipedia
The Kiruna mine is the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. The mine is located in Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden. The mine is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), a large Swedish mining company.
Swedish ore mines - SGU
Swedish ore mines. Sweden has a history of mining and metal refining stretching back more than a thousand years. Today, Sweden is one of the EUs leading ore and metal producers. Sweden is by far the largest iron ore producer in the EU and is also among the …
Mines in Sweden - SGU
Mines in Sweden. Today there are 12 mines in production in Sweden, all of them are metal mines.
Drilling in LKAB iron ore mines in Sweden - YouTube
21-8-2015 · Drilling with Wassara in LKAB’s underground iron ore mines in Sweden. The automatic drilling process is monitored from a remote control room. The drilling can be manually operated when needed.
Our commitment extends far beyond the mines - …
LKAB produced 27,2 Mt of iron ore products during 2019. With an outcome of 24.5 Mt in 2015 as a starting point, LKABs ambition is to increase our production by 5 percent, year by year, up until 2021.
Metal ore mining in Europe - Mineral Processing
1-11-2018 · 2 Iron ore production. The EU has 9 member states producing iron ore, including Sweden, Norway, Austria, Slovakia and Germany. However, Sweden and Norway are the only countries in which significant quantities of iron ore are mined (Fig. 1). The quantities of iron produced from the mined ore have been between 19.1 Mta and 21.8 Mta in recent years.
Blotberget Iron Ore Project, Ludvika Mines, Sweden
The Blotberget iron ore project is an underground iron ore mine being developed in Dalarnas County, Sweden by Nordic Iron Ore. Blotberget is a historical mine along with the Vasman mine near Ludvika that were operated by the Swedish-Finnish company SSAB until 1979.
Iron mine in northern Sweden to ... - Eye on the Arctic
Iron mine in northern Sweden to restart production Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer Posted: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 09:56 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 09:59
Malmberget Iron Ore Mine, Sweden - Mining …
17-5-2020 · 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 currently being mined. Mining began in 1892 and since then over 350Mt of ore …
Northland Closes Iron Ore Mine in Sweden | INN
Mineweb reported that Northland Resources (TSX:NAU) has shut down its Kaunisvaara iron ore mine in Sweden, although there is hope that the near-bankrupt company may not have to liquidate assets.
Kiruna Iron Mine - NASA Earth Observatory - Home
Kiruna, the largest underground iron ore mine in the world, has been in operation since 1900. But recent years have brought change for the residents of the nearby town. In coming decade, the 23,000 people and their homes and businesses will move three kilometers (nearly two miles) away.
The reindeer herders battling an iron ore mine in …
Britains Beowulf mining firm hopes to open an iron ore mine in Sweden, but many local reindeer herders say this would destroy their livelihoods.
Sweden earthquake – Country rocked by 4.1 …
18-5-2020 · SWEDEN has been struck by one of its strongest ever earthquakes after a 4.1-magnitude tremor hit an underground iron ore mine earlier today. Thirteen people were in the mine …
Kiruna and its story with the iron ore mine - …
Kiruna is a small city of 18.000 inhabitants situated over the Arctic Circle, the northernmost city of Sweden.Its the place where the largest underground Iron Ore mine of the world is found, with a metal extension of 4km in length, 80m in width and 2km deep. The history of Kiruna is linked with the mine itself: it was founded in 1902 to house the employees of the mine and inaugurated one year ...
Kiruna: the town being moved 3km east so it …
Oliver Wainwright: Sweden’s most northerly town is being relocated to avoid being swallowed up by the world’s largest iron-ore mine
Mining - LKAB
Every day, 365 days a year, iron ore equivalent to around six Eiffel Towers (in terms of the amount of steel) is mined in LKABs mines. The mining takes place in the underground mines in Kiruna and Malmberget, and at the Gruvberget and Leveäniemi surface mines in Svappavaara.
Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden - Mining Weekly
Name: Kiruna iron-ore-mine. Location: Located in Northern Sweden. Brief history: Mining at Kiruna began over 100 years ago and today it is the world’s largest iron-ore-mine. Brief description ...