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December 3, 2020
More automation at greater depth
New technological solutions are needed as mining proceeds to ever greater depth. Above all, the future mine will place higher ...
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November 30, 2020
Future mining demands new ways of thinking
LKAB's operations are under continuous development. With digitalized and autonomous mining on the horizon, operations in the test mine in ...
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October 21, 2020
Unique robotic dog serving faithfully at LKAB
Robotic dog Spot® has begun work at LKAB within the SUM project and is now being trained intensively for underground ...
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March 30, 2020
LKAB’s investment in carbon-free underground mining receives support from the Swedish Energy Agency
The Sustainable Underground Mining (SUM) initiative, which has a long-term vision to develop carbon-free, digitized and autonomous underground mining at ...
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March 5, 2020
Leading the way to decarbonisation
Sweden leads the way in fighting climate change, as exemplified by LKAB, a Swedish iron ore producer that has cut ...
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December 19, 2019
COP25: Industrial partnership for the carbon-free mine of the future
During the UN summit in Madrid, COP25, there was a panel debate on Sustainable Underground Mining, SUM. The aim of ...
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November 21, 2019
LKAB moves towards a circular economy
In collaboration with several other Swedish industrial companies, LKAB is taking major steps towards fossil-free production and a dramatic improvement ...
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June 10, 2019
Increased sublevel height and new layout in LKAB’s Kiruna test mine
The deeper LKAB mines for iron ore, the higher the rock stresses it encounters. There are also increased distances for ...
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March 27, 2019
Transport solutions for the mine of the future
The Sustainable Underground Mining project, SUM, has four sub-projects that are closely interconnected. In one of the sub-projects, autonomous, smart ...
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February 19, 2019
Autonomous vehicles, electrification and automation with a focus on people
LKAB´s current main levels in the mines in Kiruna and Malmberget will provide ore up to 2035 and 2030 respectively. ...
