- In May 2020, a mine in Kiruna, Northern Sweden collapsed due to a magnitude 4.8 earthquake. The mining operator LKAB has been working to restore the affected area, known as Block 22, and production is expected to resume soon1. The collapse was caused by a rock pillar between mining shafts collapsing, exacerbating the ongoing land subsidence issue in Kiruna2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.On 18 May 2020, a mine in the town of Kiruna, Northern Sweden collapsed when Sweden’s largest-ever earthquake hit a magnitude of 4.8 on the Richter scale. Since then, mining operator LKAB has worked to restore the area that was hit, which is referred to as Block 22. Soon, production will be up and running again.www.highnorthnews.com/en/kiruna-mine-soon-ope…In a process called land subsidence, the land beneath Kiruna, Sweden, is slowly sinking, and further strong earthquakes could potentially exacerbate this issue as seen in The Abyss. LKAB found that a rock pillar that formed between the shafts used to dump mining material collapsedwww.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/what-really-…
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