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Kallak
Magnetite ore from an open pit and two decline ramps.
14 Mt
Ore a year
1,500
People
1967
Since
Mining
We mine and process magnetite iron ore at 1,000 metres.
Kallak · Narvik
24 Mt
Ore a year
2,900
People
1,000 m
Deepest level
From rock to pellet.
Our ore is magnetite, among the purest in the world. We turn it into pellets that make cleaner steel.
Our ore is magnetite, among the purest in the world. We turn it into pellets that make cleaner steel.
Electric drill rigs and loaders work the ore body up to 1,000 metres below ground.
1,000 m
Deepest level
Skips lift the ore up the shaft to the surface in under ten minutes.
40 t
Per skip
The ore is crushed and magnets pull out the iron, leaving most of the waste rock behind.
70%
Iron content
Fine iron is rolled into pellets and fired, ready for the steel plant.
24 Mt
Pellets a year
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Electric drill rigs and loaders work the ore body up to 1,000 metres below ground.
1,000 m
Deepest level
Skips lift the ore up the shaft to the surface in under ten minutes.
40 t
Per skip
The ore is crushed and magnets pull out the iron, leaving most of the waste rock behind.
70%
Iron content
Fine iron is rolled into pellets and fired, ready for the steel plant.
24 Mt
Pellets a year
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Electric drill rigs and loaders work the ore body up to 1,000 metres below ground.
1,000 m
Deepest level
Skips lift the ore up the shaft to the surface in under ten minutes.
40 t
Per skip
The ore is crushed and magnets pull out the iron, leaving most of the waste rock behind.
70%
Iron content
Fine iron is rolled into pellets and fired, ready for the steel plant.
24 Mt
Pellets a year
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Where we work.
Two mines and a pellet plant, an hour apart by our own railway.
Two mines and a pellet plant, an hour apart by our own railway.
02Underground mine
Malmberget
10 Mt
Ore a year
03Pellet plant
Svappavaara
13 Mt
Pellets a year
01Open-pit mine
Kallak
Magnetite ore from an open pit and two decline ramps.
14 Mt
Ore a year
1,500
People
1967
Since
02Underground mine
Malmberget
10 Mt
Ore a year
03Pellet plant
Svappavaara
13 Mt
Pellets a year
01Open-pit mine
Kallak
Magnetite ore from an open pit and two decline ramps.
14 Mt
Ore a year
1,500
People
1967
Since
02Underground mine
Malmberget
10 Mt
Ore a year
03Pellet plant
Svappavaara
13 Mt
Pellets a year
Our impact.
Electric machines and fossil-free power, checked by an outside auditor every year.
2030 target
42 kg
Diesel fleet in 2015, per tonne of pellets
15 kg
Our electric fleet today
2030 target
42 kg
Diesel fleet in 2015, per tonne of pellets
15 kg
Our electric fleet today
2030 target
42 kg
Diesel fleet in 2015, per tonne of pellets
15 kg
Our electric fleet today
−64%−64%
−64%−64%
−64%−64%
Each circle's area is the CO₂ from making one tonne of pellets.
62%62%
62%62%
62%62%
Electric haul trucks
1.41.4
1.41.4
1.41.4
Lost-time injuries per million hours
What we make.
What we make.
Pellets and fines from magnetite, among the purest iron ore in the world.
Pellets and fines from magnetite, among the purest iron ore in the world.
High-grade pellets made for hydrogen shaft furnaces, ours and our customers'.
67.5%
Iron content
9–16 mm
Size
Under 1.5%
Silica
15 kg
CO₂ per tonne
High-grade pellets made for hydrogen shaft furnaces, ours and our customers'.
67.5%
Iron content
9–16 mm
Size
Under 1.5%
Silica
15 kg
CO₂ per tonne
Strong, even pellets that lower coke use in conventional furnaces.
66%
Iron content
9–16 mm
Size
Over 250 kg
Strength
16 kg
CO₂ per tonne
Strong, even pellets that lower coke use in conventional furnaces.
66%
Iron content
9–16 mm
Size
Over 250 kg
Strength
16 kg
CO₂ per tonne
Fine magnetite concentrate for customers who sinter their own feed.
70%
Iron content
Under 10 mm
Size
Under 8%
Moisture
9 kg
CO₂ per tonne
Fine magnetite concentrate for customers who sinter their own feed.
70%
Iron content
Under 10 mm
Size
Under 8%
Moisture
9 kg
CO₂ per tonne
Hot-rolled coil
FL-01 · Flat steel · Cars, pipes, appliances
Strip steel rolled to order in Gävle, delivered as coil or cut to length.
- Thickness
- 1.5–25 mm
- Width
- 900–2,100 mm
- Coil weight
- Up to 32 t
- CO₂ per tonne
- 0.34 t
Built with our ore.
Our pellets end up in bridges, quays and turbines on two continents.
Our pellets end up in bridges, quays and turbines on two continents.
Need ore for your plant?
Tell us your furnace and volume. Our ore specialists will match the pellet and the shipping.
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