LKAB’s board has determined to construct a brand new sorting plant on the Malmberget mine in Gällivare. The funding of SEK6 billion future proofs the sorting course of and manufacturing capability whereas additionally lowering environmental affect. Building of the brand new sorting plant is deliberate to start in 2025 and is predicted to be operational in 2028.
“Our present sorting plant has served us effectively, nevertheless it has reached the tip of its lifespan. The brand new plant is designed to deal with bigger volumes and is tailored to right this moment’s operations by way of work setting and know-how. It’s a vital funding to make sure continued long-term and worthwhile operations in Gällivare. With the brand new plant, we’ll ultimately have the ability to type a further seven to eight million tonnes of crude ore, whereas additionally serving to to safe volumes of apatite for potential extraction of important minerals,” says Michael Palo, Senior Vice President, Enterprise space Iron Ore, LKAB.
The brand new plant will probably be constructed subsequent to the outdated one on an space of roughly 24,000 sq. metres. LKAB’s foremost different to developing a brand new sorting plant was to hold out in depth renovations of the present facility, however this may not have resulted in elevated capability.
“By developing a brand new sorting plant, we get a contemporary facility that each secures right this moment’s manufacturing and will increase capability for our deliberate growth. It additionally improves the working setting for our staff and reduces our environmental affect by decreasing noise, mud, and carbon dioxide emissions from our operations,” says Monika Sammelin, Space Supervisor at LKAB in Malmberget.
The sorting plant is a part of the method of manufacturing iron ore via a mechanical methodology that separates ore from waste rock. Throughout sorting, the crude ore is crushed and the waste rock is eliminated, which is an important step for the following processing levels and for LKAB to have the ability to produce fines and pellet merchandise.
