Sweden > 6006.02.11
© Leslie Garland Pictures
Photographer: | Leslie Garland | |||
Collection: | Sweden | |||
Filename: | 6006.02.11 |
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Upload Date: | 2005-06-29 08:40:42 | |||
Photo Size: | 6.9mb 4709x3706 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Sunset behind the iron ore mountain Kiirunavaara Kiruna Lappland NorrbottensLän Sweden |
Keywords: | In 1890 Hjalmar Lundbohm the geologist came to Kiruna to investigate the iron ore deposits These led to the discovery of a vast iron field Lundbohm became the manager of LKAB the Luossavaara Kiirunavaara Aktie Bolaget which is now state owned The Kiirunavaara mine is the world s largest deep mine with over 400 kms of two lane underground roadways and 40 kms of railways Swedish arctic northern geology natural mineral rock resource exploitation excavation mining Volvo car automobile road highway scene seen at sundown orange yellow sky Lapland |