Kiruna Mine
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Kiruna Mine is one of the world’s largest and most modern underground iron ore mines, located in northern Sweden above the Arctic Circle.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
iron ore mine
ⓘ
underground mine ⓘ |
| abbreviationOfOwner | LKAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTown | Kiruna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityRelocationImpact | contributed to relocation of Kiruna town center ⓘ |
| climateZone | subarctic ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| depth | more than 1000 metres ⓘ |
| economicImportance | major contributor to Swedish iron ore exports ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | ground deformation ⓘ |
| exportPort |
Luleå
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narvik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalProvince | Fennoscandian Shield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfWorkOrName | Swedish ⓘ |
| influences | urban planning of Kiruna ⓘ |
| infrastructureFeature |
automated loading systems
ⓘ
underground rail system ⓘ |
| latitudeCharacteristic | above 67 degrees north ⓘ |
| locatedAbove | Arctic Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kiruna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lapland NERFINISHED ⓘ Norrbotten County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDSTTimeZone | UTC+2 ⓘ |
| locatedInMountain | Kiirunavaara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC+1 ⓘ |
| managedBy | Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mineral | magnetite ⓘ |
| miningMethod | sublevel caving ⓘ |
| operator | LKAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreTransportMode | railway ⓘ |
| oreType | magnetite iron ore ⓘ |
| ownedBy | LKAB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownerType | state-owned company ⓘ |
| product |
iron ore
ⓘ
iron ore pellets ⓘ |
| railConnection | Iron Ore Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | northern Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType | high-grade iron ore ⓘ |
| safetyChallenge | seismic events related to mining ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the world’s largest underground iron ore mines
ⓘ
one of the world’s most modern underground iron ore mines ⓘ |
| startOfOperation |
1900s
ⓘ
1902 ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | highly automated ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
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