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The mining contribution to regional growth examples from the arctic region

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 October 2014

Göran Bäckblom
Göran Bäckblom*
Affiliation:
LKAB SA, 150 Chaussée de la Hulpe, 1170 Bruxelles, Belgique. goran.backblom@lkab.com
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Abstract

There are many examples world-wide how mining contributes to sustainable regional development. The LKAB mining and processing of iron ore in the north of Sweden, in the Arctic Region, is such an example. The definition of sustainable mining is however not clear-cut and further studies are necessary to fully understand the impacts on economy, society and environment.

Keywords

Sustainable miningiron oreswedencmpetitivenesssocial impactLKAB
Type
Research Article
Information
Metallurgical Research & Technology , Volume 111 , Issue 6 , 2014 , pp. 347 - 350
Copyright
© EDP Sciences 2014

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