Kiruna mine - Wikipedia
WEBCoordinates: 67°51′01″N 020°11′34″E. Kiruna Mine. The Kiruna mine is the largest and most modern underground iron ore mine in the world. [1] [unreliable source?] The mine is located in Kiruna in Norrbotten County, Lapland, Sweden. [1] . The mine is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB), a large Swedish mining company.
LKAB's Visitor Centre - Kiruna Lappland
WEBLKAB is currently mining down to level 1365 metres. Our guide will show you around the visitor premises that cover 20,000 square metres. This is an authentic mining environment where displays, films and machines illustrate ore mining and the production of iron.
Why a Swedish town is on the move – one building at a time
WEBFeb 5, 2023 · But if Kiruna church is to stay the same, it must go. Kiruna locator map In 2026, the entire 600-tonne wooden building will be loaded on to trailers and moved to a new spot near the local...
Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden - Mining Technology
WEBAugust 20 2020. Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden. With an ore body 4km-long, 80m-thick and reaching a depth of 2km, LKAB’s Kiruna is the world’s largest, most modern underground iron ore mine located in northern Sweden. Produces. Iron ore. Location. Northern Sweden. Ownership. LKAB. Geology Type. Precambrian apatite-bearing iron ores. Mineral Type.
Kiruna - LKAB
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Here you will find more information about some of the things there is to do in this arctic town. Kiruna: home to the world’s largest underground mine for iron ore, innovation in Konsuln, and Per Geijer, Europe's largest REE deposit.
Instead of Being Swallowed by a Mine, This Arctic Town is Moving
WEBMatt Blitz. May 28, 2015. 1 / 10. Concept Art for Kiruna's new City Center, with shops, restaurants and plenty of public meeting spaces. White Arkitekter AB. For the last 115 years, a small...
Kiruna mine in Kiruna, Sweden (Google Maps) - Virtual Globetrotting
WEBKiruna, Sweden (SE) 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. The mine which is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB, a large Swedish mining company, has an annual production capacity of over 26 million tonnes of iron ore.
Kiruna mine - Wikiwand
WEBThe Kiruna mine has an ore body which is 4 km (2.5 mi) long, 80 metres (260 ft) to 120 metres (390 ft) thick and reaching a depth of up to 2 km (1.2 mi). Since mining began at the site in 1898, the mine has produced over 950 million tonnes of ore.
Visit Kiruna for Northern Lights and other natural wonders - Visit …
WEBDec 12, 2023 · View map. Did you know? Nestling some 200 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle, Kiruna is a gem of a city that forms part of Swedish Lapland – an enormous area covering about a quarter of Sweden.
LKAB’s Visitor Center – Kiruna, Sweden - Atlas Obscura
WEBApr 4, 2019 · 43. Want to Visit? 101. LKAB mine. aiko99ann/cc by-sa 4.0. At the Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB Mine, or LKAB for short, iron is quarried from the …
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