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The ore deposit at Kiruna is part of a larger iron ore province stretching west-east from Kiruna to the Finnish border. [6] This province includes thus also the ores at Svappavaara and Pajala. [6] Malmberget is a large notable southward outlier of this province. [6]
The ore body in Kiruna is an inclined slab of magnetite, 80 m wide, 4 km long and at least 2 km underground Mining plays a major role as a source of national income and employment for Kiruna and the surrounding region.
The Ore and Ofoten Lines are 536 kilometres (333 mi) long, including the branch to Svappavaara, with the route from Kiruna to Narvik being 170 kilometres (110 mi), and from Malmberget to Luleå being 220 kilometres (140 mi). Operations are handled by LKAB's subsidiary Malmtrafik i Kiruna (MTAB) in Sweden, and Malmtrafikk (MTAS) in Norway.
Kiruna porphyry (Swedish: Kirunaporfyr) is a group of igneous rocks found near Kiruna in northernmost Sweden. [1] The Kiruna Porphyry formed 1,880 to 1,900 million years ago [1] [2] during the Paleoproterozoic Era in connection to the Svecofennian orogeny. [2] The iron-apatite ore mined in Kiruna, Malmberget and Svappavaara are all hosted in ...
Kiruna iron ore mine in Kiruna, Norrbotten County. The mining industry in Sweden has a history dating back 6,000 years. [citation needed]Historically, Sweden's most famous mine is the copper Falun Mine in Dalarna, which made a significant contribution to the Swedish economy for several centuries.
Kiruna Wagon's largest order to date is the manufacture of Bottom Dumper FAMMOORR 050 for Swedish mining company LKAB which commenced in 2005. The new-generation ore wagon is built for a 30-tonne axle load and carries up to 100 tonnes, which is 25 per cent more than the previous generation wagons.
Kiruna, Sweden Kiirunavaara ( Northern Sami : Gironvárri , Meänkieli : Kierunavaara ) is a mountain situated in Kiruna Municipality in Norrbotten County , Sweden . It contains one of the largest and richest bodies of iron ore in the world.
Marcona Mine 1,400 million tonnes iron ore; Pampa de Pongo 1,000 million tonnes 75% magnetite; Mina Justa copper-gold deposit [14] Some authors (e.g., Skirrow et al. 2004) consider the iron ore deposits of Kiruna, Sweden as being IOCG deposits. Similar styles of fault-hosted magnetite-hematite breccias with minor copper-gold mineralisation and ...