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Svappavaara Mine

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 Location:
2 km W from Svappavaara, Sweden

  Address:
LKAB Svappavaara
Kiruna
Sweden
SE-981 86
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Overview

StageProduction
Mine TypeOpen Pit
Commodities
  • Iron Ore
Mining Method
  • Truck & Shovel / Loader
Production Start...
Mine Life2030
Svappavaara consists of three open-pit mines. At present, LKAB mines iron ore in Leveäniemi, since Gruvberget was mined out in early 2018. No mining is taking place in Mertainen at present.


Owners

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CompanyInterestOwnership
Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (LKAB) 100 % Indirect
LKAB is a limited liability company that is wholly owned by the Swedish state.

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Deposit Type

  • Kiruna-type


Summary:

Mineralization in Leveäniemi consists mainly of magnetite, with some hematite, and can be divided into two distinct bodies. The western body consists of two relatively planar zones, typically 25-50 meters thick, dipping roughly 65 degrees towards the east. The Eastern zone is more planar and of higher grade and thickness (Bradley, 2014).


Mining Methods

  • Truck & Shovel / Loader


Summary:

The ore in the Svappavaara field's active open-pit mine, Leveäniemi, is extracted by mining the ore in descending levels. The thickness of the slabs, known as the bench height, is 15 metres, and the slabs are worked downwards.

In the first stage, the ore is extracted at one level before moving down a step (15 metres), after which the ore is removed from the underlying level. The slab is then located between the two levels. Vertical holes are drilled from the upper level, which are charged with explosive and then blasted. The ore is removed from the lower level and the process is then repeated at the next level down.

In order to expose the ore and ensure safe walls, the surrounding rock around the ore has to be removed. The surrounding rock is removed before the ore at the same level can be mined. Bench mining is an effective and well established mining method, which allows maximum extraction from the rock with a high degree of safety.

In Svappavaara ore is mined in the Leveäniemi open-pit mine.


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Production:

CommodityUnits202120202019201820172016
Iron Ore Mt  ......  Subscription required *  ......  Subscription required *  ......  Subscription required2.53.23.5
All production numbers are expressed as pellets & fines. * Combined production for Kiruna Mine, Malmberget Mine and Svappavaara Mine
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Operational Metrics:

Metrics2019201820172016
Ore tonnes mined 5.1 Mt8.4 Mt7 Mt6.1 Mt

Reserves at December 31, 2021:

CategoryTonnage CommodityGrade
Proven 74 Mt Iron 50.7 %
Probable 11 Mt Iron 24.2 %
Proven & Probable 86 Mt Iron 47.2 %
Measured 292 Mt Iron 0.42 %
Indicated 287 Mt Iron 0.49 %
Inferred 184 Mt Iron 0.59 %



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