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LKAB discovers Europe’s largest rare earth metals deposit outside Russia

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 12:23
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The Kiruna-based mining company has identified resources which exceed one million tons of rare earth oxides, likely the largest discovery

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Swedish iron-ore miner LKAB delivers strongest earnings ever

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 08:52
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The Swedish state-owned iron-ore producer had an operating profit in 2021 of 26,9 billion Swedish kroner (€2,54 bn). Green technologies

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* Featured * Business Business (Sweden) Countries Featured • Zone 3 General Sweden 

Record profits for iron-ore miner LKAB in Arctic Sweden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, August 13, 2021 at 10:42
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The Kiruna-based mining company doubled sales and posted an operating profit of 9,1 billion Swedish kroner (€898 million) in the

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Swedish company LKAB targets emission-free iron ore mining around 2030

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, April 6, 2020 at 12:21
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Europe’s largest iron ore producer aims at replacing all diesel-powered mining machines with electric ones at the underground mines in

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Blog – Kiruna, an Arctic Swedish town built and relocated for mining

Mia Bennett
Posted: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 13:50 — Last Updated: Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 14:42
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The Arctic mining town of Kiruna, Sweden has a mythical allure to it. The community of 18,000 people built its

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Why a giant sinkhole appeared at a mining site in Arctic Sweden

Frank Radosevich, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 15:48 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 15:53
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A large sinkhole appeared on Wednesday about half a kilometer from the edge of a nearby town but company officials

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Sweden’s LKAB reports iron-strong earnings

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 27, 2017 at 15:57
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Iron ore is good business and the state owned LKAB in Kiruna makes extra profit on selling highly upgraded iron

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(Alexander Linder/ Sveriges Radio)
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Relocation of Arctic town underway in Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 19:53 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 19:04
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After years of planning, the first steps of tearing down and moving the Arctic town of Kiruna started today in

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The city of Kiruna in Sweden’s Arctic. Sweden will hand over chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Canada here on May 15th. (Olivier Morin, AFP)
Business Sweden 

Fire out at mine in Arctic Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 15:25
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A fire at the LKAB mine in the city of Kiruna in Sweden’s Arctic has been put out. No one

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