Study how iron ore is mined with explosives and crushed and concentrated with remote-controlled machines
Iron ore mining at Kiruna, Sweden.
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NARRATOR: The largest and richest iron-ore deposits of Europe are found in northern Sweden, in areas well above the Arctic Circle.
In iron-ore mines like the ones at Kiruna, large sections of rock are blown up; then the ore is transported for crushing and concentrating.
Most of the hard work once performed by miners is now handled by remote-controlled machines.
In iron-ore mines like the ones at Kiruna, large sections of rock are blown up; then the ore is transported for crushing and concentrating.
Most of the hard work once performed by miners is now handled by remote-controlled machines.