{"id":618,"date":"2023-06-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com.hemsida.eu\/kiruna\/blog\/2023\/06\/12\/europas-storsta-fyndighet-av-sallsynta-jordartsmetaller-nu-25-procent-storre-idag-tas-forsta-steget-i-kritisk-provning\/"},"modified":"2023-06-12T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-06-12T06:00:00","slug":"europas-storsta-fyndighet-av-sallsynta-jordartsmetaller-nu-25-procent-storre-idag-tas-forsta-steget-i-kritisk-provning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gratistidning.com\/kiruna\/blog\/2023\/06\/12\/europas-storsta-fyndighet-av-sallsynta-jordartsmetaller-nu-25-procent-storre-idag-tas-forsta-steget-i-kritisk-provning\/","title":{"rendered":"Europas st\u00f6rsta fyndighet av s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller nu 25 procent st\u00f6rre \u2013 idag tas f\u00f6rsta steget i kritisk pr\u00f6vning"},"content":{"rendered":"

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LKAB l\u00e4mnar idag in ans\u00f6kan om bearbetningskoncession f\u00f6r fyndigheten Per Geijer i Kiruna.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Sedan fyndigheten redovisades som Europas st\u00f6rsta k\u00e4nda fyndighet f\u00f6r s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller tidigare i \u00e5r har fortsatta unders\u00f6kningar genomf\u00f6rts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2013<\/span> Det inneb\u00e4r bland annat att vi nu kan skriva upp mineraltillg\u00e5ngarna f\u00f6r s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetallsoxider med 25 procent till \u00f6ver 1,3 miljoner ton, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m, vd och koncernchef p\u00e5 LKAB.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Per Geijer \u00e4r i grunden en j\u00e4rnmalmsfyndighet med h\u00f6ga halter av b\u00e5de fosfor och s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller. Halterna av s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller \u00e4r tio g\u00e5nger h\u00f6gre \u00e4n i Kirunamalmen d\u00e4r vi bryter idag. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Bara sedan \u00e5rsskiftet har vi lyckats \u00f6ka mineraltillg\u00e5ngarna v\u00e4sentligt f\u00f6r s\u00e5v\u00e4l j\u00e4rn som fosfor och s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller. Och vi har inte sett slutet p\u00e5 fyndigheten, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Om bearbetningskoncessionen godk\u00e4nns f\u00e5r vi forts\u00e4tta utveckla fyndigheten och f\u00f6rbereda en milj\u00f6tillst\u00e5ndsans\u00f6kan. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Det betyder d\u00e4remot inte att vi f\u00e5r tillst\u00e5nd att starta en gruva. Bearbetningskoncessionen \u00e4r ocks\u00e5 bara en del av det komplexa svenska pr\u00f6vningssystemet. Nu b\u00f6rjar tillst\u00e5ndsprocessen, och vi som verkat i omr\u00e5det \u00f6ver 130 \u00e5r s\u00f6ker nu det f\u00f6rsta tillst\u00e5ndet f\u00f6r Per Geijer som ger LKAB ensamr\u00e4tt att forts\u00e4tta utreda denna fantastiska mineralisering, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Utan gruvor blir det inga elbilar, och dessutom ett v\u00e4xande och mer riskabelt beroende av stora r\u00e5varul\u00e4nder som Kina och Ryssland. Under kommande \u00e5rtionden \u00f6kar behovet m\u00e5ngfalt av en rad mineral s\u00e5som s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller till f\u00f6ljd av elektrifieringen. Vi ser att vi vill och att vi kan vara en del av l\u00f6sningen, f\u00f6r att m\u00f6jligg\u00f6ra klimatomst\u00e4llningen, och \u00e4ven f\u00f6r Europas s\u00e4kerhet och konkurrenskraft, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Kan f\u00f6rl\u00e4nga Kirunagruvans drift i minst 20 till 30 \u00e5r<\/strong>
LKAB redovisar idag att fyndigheten inneh\u00e5ller mineraltillg\u00e5ngar p\u00e5 734 miljoner ton j\u00e4rnmalm, med h\u00f6ga j\u00e4rnhalter och mer \u00e4n 1,3 miljoner ton s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetallsoxider in situ. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fyndigheten var d\u00e5 den offentliggjordes i januari 2023 redan d\u00e5 den st\u00f6rsta rapporterade fyndigheten f\u00f6r s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller i Europa. Idag \u00e4r Europa kraftigt beroende av import av s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller fr\u00e5n huvudsakligen Kina. <\/p>\n

\u2013 Att det \u00e4r en sammansatt fyndighet, med j\u00e4rnmalm som bas, g\u00f6r den extra intressant. Utan j\u00e4rnmalmen skulle det inte vara h\u00e5llbart att bryta fosfor och s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetaller h\u00e4r. Med det vi ser idag s\u00e5 skulle en framtida gruvbrytning handla om en \u00f6kad livsl\u00e4ngd med minst 20 till 30 \u00e5r, det blir avg\u00f6rande f\u00f6r att kunna forts\u00e4tta bedriva verksamhet i Kiruna, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Det h\u00e4r visar vilka fantastiska m\u00f6jligheter vi har i Kiruna och ger oss f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar att skapa framtidstro och forts\u00e4tta utveckla kommunen och locka fler inv\u00e5nare. Kiruna \u00e4r redan viktigt f\u00f6r Sverige och f\u00f6r Europa, den positionen st\u00e4rks nu. Vi ser fram mot processen d\u00e4r LKAB skapar en h\u00e5llbar och effektiv brytning av fyndigheten, s\u00e4ger Mats Taaveniku, kommunalr\u00e5d i Kiruna.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

I fyndigheten finns dessutom h\u00f6ga halter av fosfor, ett n\u00f6dv\u00e4ndigt n\u00e4rings\u00e4mne i mineralg\u00f6dsel som m\u00f6jligg\u00f6r h\u00e4lften av den globala livsmedelsproduktionen. \u00c4ven f\u00f6r den kritiska r\u00e5varan fosfor \u00e4r Europa idag importberoende till cirka 80 procent. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Kan vi bryta detta s\u00e5 skulle vi p\u00e5tagligt kunna st\u00e4rka Europas sj\u00e4lvf\u00f6rs\u00f6rjning av fosfor<\/span>. Det \u00e4r inte bara en ekonomisk fr\u00e5ga f\u00f6r oss utan ytterst \u00e4ven en beredskapsfr\u00e5ga, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EU f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntar sig tillst\u00e5ndsprocesser som tar maximalt tv\u00e5 \u00e5r<\/strong>
Samtidigt \u00e4r LKAB tidigt i processen. Om bearbetningskoncessionen godk\u00e4nns ger den LKAB f\u00f6ruts\u00e4ttningar att investera i de omfattande unders\u00f6kningar som kr\u00e4vs som underlag f\u00f6r beslut om en eventuell framtida gruvdrift. F\u00f6r att f\u00e5 \u00f6ppna en gruva kr\u00e4vs \u00e4ven tillst\u00e5nd enligt milj\u00f6balken fr\u00e5n mark- och milj\u00f6domstolen. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Vi upplever en \u00f6kad medvetenhet om behovet av metaller och mineral f\u00f6r elektrifiering och den gr\u00f6na omst\u00e4llningen. Samtidigt \u00e4r Europas stora importberoende n\u00e5got som oroar s\u00e5v\u00e4l inom industrin som politiken. I Europa talas nu om tv\u00e5 \u00e5r f\u00f6r tillst\u00e5nd f\u00f6r strategiskt viktiga mineral som de s\u00e4llsynta jordartsmetallerna, men v\u00e5r erfarenhet \u00e4r att det kan ta mellan 10 och 15 \u00e5r f\u00f6r att ta sig igenom det komplexa svenska pr\u00f6vningssystemet. Bearbetningskoncessionen \u00e4r bara en del av detta. S\u00e5 det h\u00e4r kommer att bli ett viktigt test om systemet f\u00f6r tillst\u00e5nd klarar av att m\u00f6ta omv\u00e4rldens f\u00f6rv\u00e4ntningar, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fr\u00e5gan om utdragna och of\u00f6ruts\u00e4gbara tillst\u00e5ndspr\u00f6vningar har debatterats flitigt under senare \u00e5r, och nuvarande och tidigare regeringar har lovat reformer f\u00f6r att en kritisk klimatomst\u00e4llning inte ska falla p\u00e5 byr\u00e5kratiska formkrav utan betydelse f\u00f6r milj\u00f6n.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2013 Vi \u00e4r positivt inst\u00e4llda till h\u00e5rda milj\u00f6krav och ska ta stort ansvar f\u00f6r den p\u00e5verkan som v\u00e5r verksamhet orsakar. Det finns till exempel en oro f\u00f6r hur renn\u00e4ringen ska p\u00e5verkas av en ny gruva i omr\u00e5det, och det har vi f\u00f6rst\u00e5else f\u00f6r. Dessutom ber\u00f6rs popul\u00e4ra friluftsomr\u00e5den. Vi \u00e4r fortfarande tidigt i processen och det \u00e4r en l\u00e5ng v\u00e4g fram till en eventuell brytning. Vi \u00e4r lyh\u00f6rda, och har ambition att l\u00f6sa fr\u00e5gorna p\u00e5 v\u00e4gen. Men vi beh\u00f6ver ocks\u00e5 engagemang fr\u00e5n intressenter och myndigheter i processen f\u00f6r komma fram\u00e5t p\u00e5 ett snabbt, effektivt och r\u00e4ttss\u00e4kert s\u00e4tt, s\u00e4ger Jan Mostr\u00f6m. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Uppdatering av mineraltillg\u00e5ngar <\/strong>
Resultatet f\u00f6r j\u00e4rn och fosfor i fyndigheten st\u00e5r i tabell 1 i enlighet med rapporteringsstandarden PERC 2021, vilket \u00e4r r\u00e5dande internationella standarden.
Tabell 2 visar den konstaterade mineraltillg\u00e5ngen f\u00f6r TREO in situ f\u00f6r Per Geijer.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

En uppdaterad sammanst\u00e4lld teknisk rapport g\u00e4llande Per Geijer kommer att finnas tillg\u00e4nglig p\u00e5 LKAB:s hemsida inom de kommande veckorna. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

H\u00e4r<\/a> finns en l\u00e4nk till de nu angivna fyndigheterna.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Table 1:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Per Geijer Mineral Resource Statement for Fe and P.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Material<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nResource Category<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMass<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nFe<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nP<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mt<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n%<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magnetite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMeasured<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n230<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Measured and Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n230<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n328<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45.4<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n557<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47.5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mixed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMeasured<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46.8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Measured and Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n46.8<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n3.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n71<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n43.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n122<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n44.5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hematite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMeasured<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n55.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Measured and Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n55.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n22<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n54.7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n54.9<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Must Take<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMust Take<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMeasured<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/tr>\n
Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n307<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Measured and Indicated<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n307<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n50.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.6<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n421<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n45.5<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Must Take<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n23.0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n1.2<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n734<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n47.3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n2.3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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  1. Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, have no demonstrated economic viability but are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The effective date of the Mineral Resource is 9th<\/sup> June 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Input data used is from exploration drilling completed since 2010 with valid assay data up until May 2023. In total, the Mineral Resource Estimate used 75 drillholes for 81000 meters of drilling. Mineral Resources have been constrained within optimised stopes based on the mining and production of magnetite pellets and hematite concentrate.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  4. The optimisation uses a cut-off grade of 26% Fe for the magnetite dominant material, 35% Fe for the mixed magnetite \/ hematite material and 53% Fe for the hematite dominant material.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  5. For each material type, the optimisation is based upon appropriate processing Fe recovery rates (95.6% magnetite domain, 81.3% mixed domain, 67% hematite domain) and long-term metal prices for the produced pellets and concentrate (1000 SEK\/t magnetite pellets, 600 SEK\/t hematite concentrate, 800 SEK\/t average value used for the mixed domain products).<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Waste material captured within the stopes is reported as \u201cMust Take\u201d material. This is considered material that will be captured by the mining method employed and cannot be separated out as waste material, therefore forming part of the feed to the plant.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  7. No additional cut-off grade has been applied to the final Resource statement.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Tonnages are reported in metric units and grades in weight percent (%) for Fe and P. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Tonnages and grade are rounded appropriately.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Rounding, as required by reporting guidelines, may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. Where these occur, LKAB does not consider these to be material.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  11. Mineral Resources have been classified according to the PERC Standards 2021, by and with the permission of Howard Baker (FAusIMM(CP)), an independent Competent Person as defined in the PERC Standard 2021. Mr Baker has relied upon LKAB technical staff in updating the Per Geijer Mineral Resources.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Table 2:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Per Geijer Mineral Resource Statement for TREO (in-situ grade and reported within optimised stopes).<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Material – TREO<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nResource Category<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nMass<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>Mt<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nTREO (in-situ)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span>%<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Magnetite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\nInferred<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n557<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.17<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mixed<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n122<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Hematite<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n48<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.20<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Must Take<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n7<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.06<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Total<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n734<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n0.18<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

    Notes:<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Mineral Resources, which are not Mineral Reserves, have no demonstrated economic viability but are considered to have reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    2. The effective date of the Mineral Resource is 9th June 2023.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    3. This Mineral Resource is contained in the same body as the Fe and P Mineral Resources which have been constrained within optimised stopes based on the mining and production of magnetite pellets and hematite concentrate which provide the primary source of revenue.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    4. No additional P or TREO cut-off grade has been applied to this Mineral Resource statement. The results from bench scale flotation tests on Per Geijer material indicate that apatite concentrates with >37% P2<\/sub>O5<\/sub> grade and >80% P2<\/sub>O5<\/sub> recovery from tailings to clean concentrate are feasible. Further downstream hydrometallurgical processing is then required to produce the various by-products and LKAB believe that there are reasonable prospects for onward processing to produce P and TREO products economically.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    5. Total Rare Earth Oxides (TREO) are restricted to the Inferred Mineral Resource category and limited to the Fe Oxide optimised stopes.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    6. There is no guarantee that additional technical work will eventually allow the reporting of the TREO Mineral Resource in the Indicated and Measured categories.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    7. Heavy Rare Earth Oxides (HREO) include: Eu2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Gd2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Tb2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Dy2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Ho2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Er2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Tm2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Yb2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Lu2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Y2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    8. Light Rare Earth Oxides (LREO) include: La2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Ce2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Pr2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Nd2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>, Sm2<\/sub>O3<\/sub>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    9. TREO includes LREO + HREO.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    10. HREO constitutes 17% within the tested apatite concentrate samples and 19% in the overall exploration samples.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    11. LREO constitutes 83% within the tested apatite concentrate samples and 81% in the overall exploration samples.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    12. Tonnages are reported in metric units and grades in weight percent (%) for TREO. <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    13. Grade is reported in-situ using conventional laboratory assays for 100% of the data which provide a total TREO grade.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    14. Tonnages and grade are rounded appropriately.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    15. Rounding, as required by reporting guidelines, may result in apparent summation differences between tonnes, grade and contained metal content. Where these occur, LKAB does not consider these to be material.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
    16. Mineral Resources have been classified according to the PERC Standards 2021, by and with the permission of Howard Baker (FAusIMM(CP)), an independent Competent Person as defined in the PERC Standard 2021. Mr Baker has relied upon LKAB technical staff in updating the Per Geijer Mineral Resources.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      LKAB rapporterar en indikerad mineraltillg\u00e5ng p\u00e5 307 miljoner ton med 50.2 % j\u00e4rn och 2.6 % fosfor och en antagen tillg\u00e5ng p\u00e5 ca. 421 miljoner ton med 45.5 % j\u00e4rn och 2.0 % fosfor. Viktiga f\u00f6r\u00e4ndringar inkluderar justeringar av mineralvolymerna och uppdaterad klassifikation p\u00e5 grund av h\u00f6gre k\u00e4nnedomsgrad med \u00f6kad m\u00e4ngd data.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Uppdateringen har resulterat i en \u00f6kning av indikerade tillg\u00e5ngar med 106 miljoner ton (fr\u00e5n 201 miljoner ton till 307 miljoner ton) och antagna tillg\u00e5ngar med 37 miljoner ton (fr\u00e5n 384 miljoner ton till 421 miljoner ton). <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      F\u00f6r TREO har LKAB nu ber\u00e4knat en antagen mineraltillg\u00e5ng best\u00e5ende av ungef\u00e4r 734 miljoner ton med 0.18% TREO, som i sin helhet finns inom j\u00e4rnvolymen. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Magnetittillg\u00e5ngarna har \u00f6kat medan blandmalms- och hematittillg\u00e5ngarna har minskat j\u00e4mf\u00f6rt med tidigare meddelande p\u00e5 grund av en uppdatering och optimering av modellen. Nya borrningar och analyser gav n\u00e5got l\u00e4gre j\u00e4rn- och fosforhalter med bibeh\u00e5llen TREO-halt. De antagna tillg\u00e5ngarna har en viss os\u00e4kerhetsgrad och det \u00e4r inte s\u00e4kert om nya prospekteringsinsatser kan lyfta dessa tillg\u00e5ngar till indikerad eller k\u00e4nd kategori. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      F\u00f6r mer information kontakta:<\/span><\/strong>
      Anders Lindberg, presschef
      +4672-717 83 55<\/span>
      anders.lindberg@lkab.com<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
      \u00a0<\/p>\n

      Pressvisning av omr\u00e5det vid borriggen och bes\u00f6k i gruvan<\/strong>
      Intervju med Magnus Backe, omr\u00e5deschef Kiruna, samt Laura Lauri, Section Manager Field Exploration.
      Datum: 27 juni
      Tid: 08.30<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Anm\u00e4l medverkan till:
      Ulrika Huhtaniska, kommunikat\u00f6r
      +4670-268 39 92
      ulrika.huhtaniska@lkab.com<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/u><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

      Fakta om mineraltillg\u00e5ngar och mineralreserver<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n