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.

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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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Kiruna knownFor Kiruna Mine