history of mining in sweden

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  Moving costs: history and identity in Kiruna, Sweden

  20201021 · Moving costs: history and identity in Kiruna, Sweden. Buildings and residents testament to the rich seams of history and identity of Kiruna in Sweden are ousted in favour of the profit-laden iron ore seams lurking beneath. A town is often seen as something definite, something that is robust and stable, built to last.

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  A History of Exploration for and Discovery of Finland’s Ore …

  201511 · Abstract. Historically documented mining in Finland started in the 1530s when the area formed part of Sweden. The post of commissioner of mines was founded in 1638. The Swedish government activated mineral exploration in Finland in the seventeenth century and, during the Age of Utility, in the eighteenth century.

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  Great Copper Mountain, Falun, Sweden - SpottingHistory

  Falun, Sweden. Great Copper Mountain (Stora Kopparberg) was a mine that operated for a millennium from the 10th century to 1992. It produced as much as two thirds of Europe's copper needs and helped fund many of Sweden's wars in the 17th century. Technological developments at the mine had a profound influence on mining globally for two centuries.

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  History of Sweden – more than Vikings | Official …

  2024229 · Below is the list of 7 best universities for Mining Engineering in Sweden ranked based on their research performance: a graph of 12.8K citations received by 858 academic papers made by these universities was used to …

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  Why Buildings Are Red in Sweden and more!

  A tour of the Falun mine is a trip through history - it was once one of the world’s most important mining areas. The mine dates back over 1,000 years and at its peak in the 17th century, it accounted for 70% of the western world’s copper production. As the major producer of copper, Sweden exerted a strong influence on the technological, economic, …

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  Health impact assessment of a mining project in Swedish …

  2023822 · Given that mining in Sweden occurs mostly in this territory and the adverse health efects found in this study, the lack of compre-hensive HIAs on mining projects in Sweden raises ser-ious concerns.

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