Kiruna
Americannoun
noun
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Sweden has known rare earth mineral deposits in Kiruna, Bergslagen and Norra Kärr outside Gränna.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026
Yet the scale and complexity of the Kiruna project, which affects two-thirds of its residents and involves demolishing and rebuilding the entire city center, makes it unique.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
Kiruna is home to one the world’s largest deposits of iron ore, used to produce Swedish jet fighters and combat vehicles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
As the massive walls of Kiruna church begin to inch forward, thousands of residents and visitors - Sweden's King Carl Gustaf among them - are expected to line the route.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2025
The largest of these deposits is at Kiruna in northern Sweden; in fact this is the largest single deposit of high-grade ore of any kind yet known in the world.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by C. K. (Charles Kenneth) Leith
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