Švedija atnaujins geležies rūdos ir mineralų gavybą Bergslagen kasybos regione:
Šaltinis: http://www.swedishwire.com/business/...l-demand-booms
Several old mines in the historic Bergslagen mining district, a coastal area north of Stockholm, are re-opening to try to make advantage of rising global commodity prices and more efficient mining technology.
In the 17th century the Dannemore mine, in the county of Uppsala, was the biggest iron-ore mine in Europe. However, like most other mines in the area, the 500-year-old mine was closed in the early 1990s due to low global demand and depressed prices.
Now Dannemora Mineral AB, a mining and exploration company, aims to make the mine operational again.
“Global demand for iron ore and other commodities is booming, with Asia and China as main driving forces. Demand is also rising in Latin America and parts of Africa and the Middle East," Dannemora Mineral CEO Staffan Bennerdt told The Swedish Wire. "Iron ore and other raw materials are substantial when industrializing and urbanising a country.” - Dannemora Mineral CEO Staffan Bennerdt
New techniques have made it more cost effective to extract iron ore today, Bennerdt explained.
“We can run the mine much more efficiently today compared to when it was closed down in 1992. New refined technique makes it much cheaper," he said. "Today you run a mine with machines, people do hardly any physical work.”
The mine is expected to be ready fully operational by the second quarter of 2012.
Naturally, the fact that the mine’s infrastructure, like the shaft and roads, are already in place makes the excavation less expensive.
The mining firm also intends to explore areas in Uppland for base and precious metals, including gold and zink.
“Bergslagen is known to be rich in minerals," Bennerdt said. "We have found traces of mainly gold and zinc.”
Activity is booming in the entire area of Bergslagen and business and investment opportunities are thriving in the local mining industry, said industrial officer for the city of Ludvika, Lars-Åke Josefsson.
The owners of Grängesberg Iron AB and Nordic Iron Ore AB, in the Ludvika region, are both planning an IPO to finance the re-opening of old mines.
The Garpenberg silver and base metals mine, owned by Boliden AB, opened in 1972 and is about to become one of Europe's largest zinc mines.
Newly started Lovisagruvan has extracted zinc and lead for five years in a mine outside Lindesberg with extraordinarily high profitability.
Zinkgruvan, owned by Lundin Mining, has been producing zinc, lead and silver since 1857 and are continually finding new deposits.
Expansion of the mining industry will also require investments in infrastructure, like roads, railways and ports.
"There are ongoing exploration projects throughout the region,” Lars-Åke Josefsson told The Swedish Wire. “It's very exciting times."
In the 17th century the Dannemore mine, in the county of Uppsala, was the biggest iron-ore mine in Europe. However, like most other mines in the area, the 500-year-old mine was closed in the early 1990s due to low global demand and depressed prices.
Now Dannemora Mineral AB, a mining and exploration company, aims to make the mine operational again.
“Global demand for iron ore and other commodities is booming, with Asia and China as main driving forces. Demand is also rising in Latin America and parts of Africa and the Middle East," Dannemora Mineral CEO Staffan Bennerdt told The Swedish Wire. "Iron ore and other raw materials are substantial when industrializing and urbanising a country.” - Dannemora Mineral CEO Staffan Bennerdt
New techniques have made it more cost effective to extract iron ore today, Bennerdt explained.
“We can run the mine much more efficiently today compared to when it was closed down in 1992. New refined technique makes it much cheaper," he said. "Today you run a mine with machines, people do hardly any physical work.”
The mine is expected to be ready fully operational by the second quarter of 2012.
Naturally, the fact that the mine’s infrastructure, like the shaft and roads, are already in place makes the excavation less expensive.
The mining firm also intends to explore areas in Uppland for base and precious metals, including gold and zink.
“Bergslagen is known to be rich in minerals," Bennerdt said. "We have found traces of mainly gold and zinc.”
Activity is booming in the entire area of Bergslagen and business and investment opportunities are thriving in the local mining industry, said industrial officer for the city of Ludvika, Lars-Åke Josefsson.
The owners of Grängesberg Iron AB and Nordic Iron Ore AB, in the Ludvika region, are both planning an IPO to finance the re-opening of old mines.
The Garpenberg silver and base metals mine, owned by Boliden AB, opened in 1972 and is about to become one of Europe's largest zinc mines.
Newly started Lovisagruvan has extracted zinc and lead for five years in a mine outside Lindesberg with extraordinarily high profitability.
Zinkgruvan, owned by Lundin Mining, has been producing zinc, lead and silver since 1857 and are continually finding new deposits.
Expansion of the mining industry will also require investments in infrastructure, like roads, railways and ports.
"There are ongoing exploration projects throughout the region,” Lars-Åke Josefsson told The Swedish Wire. “It's very exciting times."
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