LKAB's Visitor Centre
Visit the world's largest underground iron-ore mine in Kiruna. We go by bus into the mountain and down to LKAB's Visitor Centre at level 540m.
From mine to port
This is the story about the road from mining iron ore underground to loading the ships in our harbours with highly upgraded products.
LKAB offers sustainable iron ore, mineral and special products
LKAB is an international mining and minerals group. We have taken the lead in the global transformation of the iron and steel industry.
GRANGEX Dannemora will be the first producer of high …
GRANGEX Dannemora will be the first producer of high-quality iron ore concentrate in the EU, and with the smallest carbon footprint. GRANGEX Dannemora intends to restart the …
Kiruna
Kiruna: home to the world's largest underground mine for iron ore, innovation in Konsuln, and Per Geijer, Europe's largest REE deposit.
Dannemora Iron Ore Mine Restart, Uppland County, Sweden …
The ancient Dannemora iron ore mine in Uppland, Sweden, is planned to be restarted by Grängesberg Exploration (GRANGEX).
Mines in Sweden
Mines in Sweden. Today there are 12 mines in production in Sweden, all of them are metal mines. Open in new window. Last reviewed . Print. Share …
Mines
Today, there are 12 operating mines in Sweden, and Sweden produces most of the iron ore in Europe. Today's Swedish iron ore mines are above all in three areas: Norrbotten, Västerbotten and Bergslagen in central Sweden. Mines are generally divided into two types – open pit and underground. In an open pit mine, the ore is extracted from the ...
Kiruna: A Mining Town On The Move In Northern Sweden
Sweden's northernmost town is on the move, building by building. Mining town Kiruna is home of one of the world's most fascinating urban planning projects.
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 ...
Nordic Iron Ore
AGM in Nordic Iron Ore AB The annual meeting of shareholders 2022 took place on 30 June in Ludvika. Information (in Swedish) can be found on the Swedish language home page.
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 ...
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 …
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
Mine production of iron ore in Sweden amounted to an estimated 38 million metric tons in 2023.
Swedish mining company discovers Europe's largest deposit …
Swedish iron ore miner LKAB announced Thursday that it had discovered Europe's largest deposit of rare earth elements, which are essential for making electric cars and wind turbines.
Ore production and trends
SGU annually collects detailed data on Swedish ore production. Swedish ore production reached just over 87 million tonnes in 2022, a 2 percent decrease compared with 2021. Despite the ongoing geopolitical and economic uncertainties, the situation in the Swedish mining industry remained stable. The turnover amounted to SEK 69 billion, a similar …
Welcome to Kaunis Iron!
Kaunis Iron AB has been running the iron ore mine in Pajala since 2018. We are the mine of a new generation, with focus on every aspect of sustainability. Thanks to a sustainable product, skillfully run operations and world-class facilities, the company is in a strong position on the world market.
Europe's largest rare earths deposit found in …
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.
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 ...
LKAB gets the go-ahead for new iron ore mine in Sweden
LKAB has been granted an environmental permit for the new open-pit mine at Gruvberget, near the village of Svappavaara in Kiruna, Sweden. "We are very pleased, now we can open LKAB's first ...
This Swedish Mining Town Is Sinking—So It's Being Moved
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 …
Iron ore production in Sweden and major projects
According to GlobalData, Sweden is the world's eleventh-largest producer of iron ore in 2023, with output down by 2.03% on 2022. Over the five years to 2022, …
Sweden: Open pit mine will endanger indigenous lands and …
GENEVA (10 February 2022) - UN human rights experts* today urged Sweden not to issue a licence for an iron-ore mine in the Gállok region, home of the indigenous Sámi people, saying the open-pit mine will generate vast amounts of pollution and toxic waste, and endanger the protected ecosystem including reindeer migration. The proposed project …
Kiruna: Sweden suffers one of its strongest earthquakes at an Arctic
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.
Update on the Kallak Iron Ore Project | Placera
Sweden is today a large and important mining nation, and the Swedish mining and mineral industry is of great importance to Sweden nationally, in the regional and local perspective and beyond Sweden's borders. While Sweden produces 93 per cent of all iron ore in the EU, the EU is still 70 per cent dependent on imports of iron and steel.
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 iron contents above 67%, which is primarily emerging from the environmentally sustainable conversion of the fully integrated …
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 …
It's a journey to the center of the rare earths discovered in …
The state-owned LKAB mine, which sits 125 miles north of the Arctic Circle, is one of the world's largest sources of iron ore, used for making steel.
Market
The single largest producer in Sweden is LKAB, which is owned by the Swedish state and mines approximately 80 per cent of all iron ore in the EU. In 2019, LKAB produced 27.2 million tonnes of iron ore, and sales the same year amounted to SEK 31.3 billion.