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Swedish producer is trying to to accelerate the process of extracting the elements vital for hi-tech products

It is deep winter with temperatures dropping to -20C. The sun never rises above the horizo…

Sweden's northernmost city of Kiruna is on the move because of ground subsidence from the expansion of the world's largest underground iron ore mine.

7 months ago

It took two days to move the church in Sweden's Kiruna, which was at risk at risk from ground subsidence.
Engineers are relocating an historic church in Kiruna, Sweden, to make way for the expansion of an iron ore mine.
The relocation of the 113-year-old church is part of a 30-year project to move about 3,000 homes in the city.

Kiruna Kyrka’s slow journey is part of effort to stop town being swallowed by Europe’s biggest underground mine

After eight years of planning, an estimated cost of 500m kronor (£39m) and an early morn…

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