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Iron Ore Mines in Sweden
Sweden has 8 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 16th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 0.9% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 4 operating and 2 under construction or proposed. The largest is LKAB Kirrunavarra Mine.
The largest owner-operators are LKAB (4), Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (4) and Dannemora Iron AB (1) — LKAB alone is named on 50% of them. 2 are in the pipeline, led by Grangex Dannemora Mine, proposed. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Sweden.
8
Iron Ore Mine in Sweden
#16
of 70 countries
2
In construction / proposed
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Largest iron ore mines in Sweden
Who owns Sweden's iron ore mines
- LKAB4 50%
- Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB4 50%
- Dannemora Iron AB1 13%
- Grangex AB1 13%
- Kaunis Holding AB1 13%
- Kaunis Iron1 13%
- Nordic Iron Ore AB1 13%
- Sydvaranger Mining AS1 13%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- Grangex Dannemora Mine2025 · proposed
- Nordic Iron Ore Blotberget Mineproposed
How Sweden compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 13. Canada11
- 14. Mexico11
- 15. United States10
- 16. Sweden8
- 17. Tunisia8
- 18. Cameroon7
- 19. Algeria7
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Sweden?
- OverWatts maps 8 iron ore mines in Sweden — 0.9% of the world's mapped total, the 16th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Sweden?
- LKAB Kirrunavarra Mine, operated by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Sweden?
- LKAB is named as owner or operator on the most — 4 of 8 (50%). Next are Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara AB (4), Dannemora Iron AB (1) and Grangex AB (1).
- What new iron ore mines are being built in Sweden?
- 2 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Grangex Dannemora Mine and Nordic Iron Ore Blotberget Mine.