Kiruna

  The Toro LH625iE
FLEETS

LKAB Kiruna orders Toro fleet from Sandvik

The decision to invest in automated loaders was driven by a study by Sandvik's Trans4Mine team

11 December 2023

 EU president Ursula von der Leyen - Credit: European Parliament
OPERATIONS

Euromines: EU's green industry plan needs domestic mining incentives

Euromines said incentives are necessary for industry to prosper

02 February 2023

 Kiruna city panorama, taken from Luossavaara, 2014 - By Alexandar Vujadinovic
OPERATIONS

LKAB finds 'Europe's largest' deposit of rare earth metals

Resources of rare earth metals at its Per Geijer ore body exceed 1 million tonnes.

12 January 2023

 A hoist located 740m underground at Kiruna
UNDERGROUND

LKAB extends Kiruna hoist deal with ABB

ABB engineers, supported by ABB globally, have worked on site at Kiruna to increase hoist capacity

31 August 2021

 Axle loads on the Ore Railway will be increasing from 30 tonnes to 31 tonnes
MANAGEMENT

LKAB to trial heavier ore railway

LKAB working with Bane Nor, Trafikverket on heavier transports

19 April 2021

Operators Monica Kyrö and Marie Arngren run Sandvik and Epiroc loaders from the remote-control centre at level 1365
FLEETS

LKAB to trial battery-powered loaders at Kiruna

Using autonomous loaders means LKAB can load, haul and dump crude ore at night.

19 February 2021

Nitrate remains after blasting and is ultimately left to leach from waste rock piles
PROCESSING

Nitrogen removal pilot succeeds at LKAB's Kiruna

NITREM reduces the amount of nitrate in leachate from mining.

11 November 2020

 LKAB’s Kiruna mine in Sweden
GEOMECHANICS / GROUND CONTROL

LKAB closes Kiruna after earthquake

Mine evacuated after one of the biggest quakes measured in Sweden.

19 May 2020

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