Location | |
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Location | Malmberget |
Municipality | Lapland |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 67°11′45″N 20°42′29″E / 67.1959167°N 20.7080269°E |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
Owner | |
Company | Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB |
The Malmberget mine (Swedish: Malmbergsgruvan) is one of the largest iron ore mines in the world. [1] [2] The mine is located in Malmberget in Norrbotten County, Lapland, [1] it is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB). The mine has an annual production capacity of over 5 million tonnes of iron ore and has reserves amounting to 350 million tonnes of ore grading 43.8% iron, resulting 153.3 million tonnes of iron. [1] In 2009, the mine produced 4.3 million tonnes of iron.
The main level of the mine is situated at 1,250 metres, while the deepest point reaches 1,390 metres below ground.
The iron-apatite ore of the mine is hosted in igneous rocks known as the Kiruna Porphyry. [3]
The mine was evacuated as a precaution during the 2024 CrowdStrike incident on 19 July 2024. [4]
Location | |
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Location | Malmberget |
Municipality | Lapland |
Country | Sweden |
Coordinates | 67°11′45″N 20°42′29″E / 67.1959167°N 20.7080269°E |
Production | |
Products | Iron ore |
Owner | |
Company | Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB |
The Malmberget mine (Swedish: Malmbergsgruvan) is one of the largest iron ore mines in the world. [1] [2] The mine is located in Malmberget in Norrbotten County, Lapland, [1] it is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB). The mine has an annual production capacity of over 5 million tonnes of iron ore and has reserves amounting to 350 million tonnes of ore grading 43.8% iron, resulting 153.3 million tonnes of iron. [1] In 2009, the mine produced 4.3 million tonnes of iron.
The main level of the mine is situated at 1,250 metres, while the deepest point reaches 1,390 metres below ground.
The iron-apatite ore of the mine is hosted in igneous rocks known as the Kiruna Porphyry. [3]
The mine was evacuated as a precaution during the 2024 CrowdStrike incident on 19 July 2024. [4]