![Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden](/6ky5vhl/479.jpg)
Kiruna Iron Ore Mine, Sweden
With an ore body 4kmlong, 80mthick and reaching a depth of 2km, LKAB's Kiruna is the world's largest, most modern underground iron ore mine loed in northern Sweden. Since mining began at the iron ore operation more than 100 years ago, LuossavaaraKiirunavaara AB (LKAB) produced over 950Mt of ore, yet only onethird of the original ore body has been extracted.