Kiruna 1 365 meters underground - LKAB

News archive KUJ 1365 in figures

All (105) The first stage consists of three

groups of shafts, each comprising
four ore passes, two train sets, a
June 2016 (3) crusher and a skip hoist, as well as
all media including electricity, water
and ventilation, and automation
May 2016 (1)
needed to keep the level running.

April 2016 (3)

The project budget amounts to 12,4
billion swedish krones.
March 2016 (2)

During the most intensive phase,

Febuary 2016 (2) the project has cost 270 million
Kiruna 1 365 meters underground swedish krones per month.

December 2015 (5) March 11, 2015 07:10

The project has taken 6 million
On 28 October 2008 LKAB's board announced plans to work hours. 4 000 manyears in
Older news (89) build a new main haulage level, 1 365 meters total.
underground in the Kiruna mine. Today, four and half
years later, the first of five stages is ready for Now in place is the deepest,
production. heaviest and soon-to-be most
Location heavily trafficked railway in the
Nearly 4,3 million cubic meters of rock, enough to fill seven Stockholm
Nordic region. 12 kilometers of new
Globe Arenas, has been removed to make way for the new main level, track has already been laid.
All locations (105) which is expected to extend the working life of the mine by more than 20
years. This represents the largest investment in the history of LKAB and
it will generate 35 million tonnes of crude ore annually. KUJ1365 is the 90 kilometers of drifts have been
LKAB (17) driven and 40 kilometers of shafts
seventh main level in the Kiruna mine. All stages will be complete by
early 2017. have been sunk.

Malmberget (3)
Read more about the opening of the new main level:
Today, the deepest point is 1 542
The new Kiruna mine level opens today meters below the zeroing level.
Leveniemi (1)

New level opens with Lf, locomotive and lots of surprises

Skips will load 34 tonnes, as
Kiruna (5)
opposed to today's 30 tonnes.
Skiphoist speed will increase from
Svappavaara (5) 10 meters per second to 17 meters
per second.

Narvik (1)
When the project is completed,
there will be 37 shafts, 9
Mertainen (2) locomotives, 7 train sets, 4
crushers and 5 skip hoists.

Lule (4)

Gruvberget (2)
News

Peter Sderman new Managing Director for LKAB

Wassara
Peter Sderman has been appointed Managing Director for LKAB Wassara effective from
September 1st. LKAB Wassara is a wholly owned subsidiary to LKAB that delivers the unique
water powered drilling system used in LKABs underground mines and sold externally across the
world.

June 28, 2016

LKAB announces layoffs

As part of the ongoing programme to cut costs, LKAB has notified Arbetsfrmedlingen (the labour market placement
service) that the company will reduce its workforce by 95 positions.

June 17, 2016

Swedish Energy Agency supports project for carbon-

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