Essays about: "kiirunavaara"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 22 essays containing the word kiirunavaara.

  1. 16. A Petrological Investigation of the Host Rocks for the Kuj-Kiirunavaara Ore

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Holger Sandberg; [2018]
    Keywords : Kiirunavaara; optical mineralogy; hydrothermal alteration; electron microprobe; Kiirunavaara; optisk mineralogi; hydrotermal omvandling; elektron-mikrosond;

    Abstract : The Kiirunavaara mine hosts one of the world’s largest apatite-iron ore mineralisations. This ore body has been subject to large amounts of research as well as extensive mining. The ore body is situated between the syenitic foot wall and the rhyodacitic hanging wall, of which consists of differing mineralogy and characteristics. READ MORE

  3. 17. Shafts and rock mass strength : Calibration using numerical models

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Erik Tjäder; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Orepasses and ventilation shafts are examples of mine infrastructure that are subjected to increasingstresses as the production in the Kiirunavaara mine moves to deeper levels. Falloutsand damages in these kind of excavations are already occurring and the problem can be expectedto increase in the future. READ MORE

  4. 18. Mining the City : Urban Transformation and the Loss of City Space in Kiruna, Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Socialantropologiska institutionen

    Author : Richard Karlsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Urban anthropology; mining; space; place; urban planning; affect;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the urban transformation and deformation caused by the expansion of the local Kiirunavaara mine in Kiruna, Sweden. In 2004, the local mining company, LKAB, announced that rapid ground deformations had been discovered in central Kiruna and that buildings and residents would have to be relocated in order for production to continue. READ MORE

  5. 19. Best practice or PR strategy? : Integrated reports as impression management in a Swedish mining company

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik och samhälle

    Author : Gisela Brodin; Sofie Vesterlund; [2018]
    Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; Sustainable development; Mining industry; Impression management; CSR;

    Abstract : Environmental and social problems are often connected to the mining industry. Hence, there is a history of conflicts between industry actors and stakeholders such as non-governmental organizations, regional politicians, environmental authorities, academics, community researchers, tourism industry and indigenous people. READ MORE

  6. 20. Evaluation of the rock support system subjected to dynamic loads in Kiirunavaara

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Geoteknologi

    Author : Simon Krekula; [2017]
    Keywords : Rock mechanics; Rockburst; Seismicity;

    Abstract : LKAB’s underground mine in Kiirunavaara has experienced an increasing seismic activity the last ten years. This seismic activity is caused by the stress redistribution resulting from the mining method of large-scale sublevel caving. The energy from the seismic events propagate in the rock mass as seismic waves. READ MORE