A Swedish city is being moved — building by building — amid Europe’s minerals push | Metals Mine

  • A Swedish city is being moved — building by building — amid Europe’s minerals push

    From cnbc.com

    The ripple effects from Europe’s growing appetite for raw materials extend all the way to Sweden’s far north. Thousands of residents and buildings are being uprooted in Kiruna, a city that lies 145 kilometers (90 miles) north of the Arctic Circle. The relocation project is regarded as one of the world’s most radical urban transformations. Kiruna is physically on the move because of ground subsidence from the expansion of a sprawling underground iron ore mine. A new home is being created about 3 kilometers east of the old town as part of a multi-decade process that’s expected to be completed by 2035.

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