8 Things Netflix's The Abyss Leaves Out About The Real Kiruna Mine …
WEBFeb 23, 2024 · However, the real Kiruna Mine disaster resulted in, thankfully, no casualties (via Euro News ). When the earthquake struck, measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale, 1 3 miners were working beneath the ground and were all successfully evacuated. As for the town itself, the residents were entirely fine.
Why a Swedish town is on the move – one building at a time
WEBFeb 5, 2023 · Subsidence from the world’s biggest iron ore mine threatens to swallow up the Arctic town of Kiruna. But what does its relocation mean for the local Sami reindeer herders?
This Swedish Mining Town Is Sinking—So It's Being Moved
WEBJun 11, 2019 · One hundred miles north of the Arctic Circle lies the Swedish mining town of Kiruna, population 20,000. Sitting atop one of the world's largest iron ore deposits, the city has flourished since...
Netflix’s The Abyss: The true story of the Swedish town that’s …
WEBFeb 28, 2024 · Kiruna, a city of about 22,900 people located more than 120 miles above the Arctic Circle, is home to the world’s largest underground iron ore mine — and the mining operations that have been...
Saving this Swedish town from falling into a mine has big lessons …
WEBDec 11, 2018 · Researchers estimate that by the end of this century, the city of Kiruna will collapse entirely into the mine. [Photo: Fredric Alm/courtesy Lkab] In 2004, Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag...
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic ...
WEBMay 18, 2020 · 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. Thirteen workers were inside but no one was injured.
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in Sweden …
WEBJul 18, 2023 · KIRUNA, Sweden — There are a number of sensations you experience as you make the 30-minute descent by pickup truck into the main tunnel of the LKAB iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden's...
Swedish mining town sinking into the ground to be relocated
WEBJan 16, 2023 · By Isabel da Silva. Published on 16/01/2023 - 21:05. Share this article Comments. Kiruna has mined iron ore for 125 years. The Swedish town of Kiruna will be moved building by building to a new...
Moving a town to save a mine: the story of Kiruna
WEBSep 23, 2019 · The Swedish town of Kiruna is sinking into the caverns excavated by more than half a century of iron ore mining in the region.
Production in the Kiruna mine has resumed, but the full extent of ...
WEBMay 27, 2020 · Inspection of the Kiruna mine (KUJ) continues after the major seismic event which occurred on the morning of Monday, May 18th. Production amounting to about 25,000 tonnes per day, a third of the normal rate, has resumed in …
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