LKAB conducts prospecting drilling to secure the future
To secure LKAB's future the company must locate the orebodies. To do this, LKAB can use many methods and technologies; one example is prospecting drilling.
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Urban transformation up to 2035
The changed knowledge of the deposit in LKAB's underground mine in Kiruna, with decreasing mineralisation to the south, will not affect ongoing urban transformation. Mining down to main level 1365 ...
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Mine waste will now be utilised
Residual products from LKAB's mines include both phosphate minerals and so-called rare earth metals, materials which up until now have ended up in tailings ponds. It is hoped that these valuable...
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Extent of orebody in Kiruna more complex than expected
The large slab of ore in Kiruna does not continue at depth with the same volume as LKAB had hoped. "We see that it decreases more to the south than previously assumed. But we do not yet know enough...
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Increased prospecting will provide a better picture of the orebody
New knowledge of the extent of the mineralisation at depth means that LKAB is now placing major emphasis on prospecting to secure future volumes. "We will study the nearlying area using several...