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Sweden's LKAB upgrades with ABB mine hoists

Efficient way to reach great depths

Beth McLoughlin
From l-r: Bjorn Jonsson (ABB), Jenny Greberg (LKAB), Peter Terwiesch (ABB), Jan Mostrom (ABB)

From l-r: Bjorn Jonsson (ABB), Jenny Greberg (LKAB), Peter Terwiesch (ABB), Jan Mostrom (ABB) | Credits: ABB

Sweden's iron ore operation in Västerås, run by LKAB, has completed a "generational" upgrade of mine hoists in its Kiruna site. It is the world's largest underground iron ore mine and home to the biggest...

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