Development of Strategies to Reduce Ventilation and Heating Costs in a Swedish Sublevel Caving Mine - a Unique Case of LKAB’s Konsuln Mine (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
- Organization:
- Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration
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- Publication Date:
- Dec 23, 2021
Abstract
This paper outlines a unique case of the development of strategies to reduce ventilation and heating costs in Konsuln iron ore mine in northern Sweden. The mine, located just south of Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara Aktiebolag’s Kiruna iron ore mine, was developed as a test mine from 2018-2020 for the Sustainable Underground Mining (SUM) project. Besides functioning as a test mine, Konsuln also contributes to ore production. The existing mine ventilation system was designed for the current production rate of 0.8 million tons per annum (Mtpa). There is a plan to increase this rate to between 1.8 and 2.0 Mtpa.
Citation
APA: (2021) Development of Strategies to Reduce Ventilation and Heating Costs in a Swedish Sublevel Caving Mine - a Unique Case of LKAB’s Konsuln Mine (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration)
MLA: Development of Strategies to Reduce Ventilation and Heating Costs in a Swedish Sublevel Caving Mine - a Unique Case of LKAB’s Konsuln Mine (Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration). Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration, 2021.