2024-11-20, Kiruna Sweden.
Orefields Raise Boring AB will drill 4 pump holes from the surface down to the bottom of the old Viscaria mine in Kiruna.
Each hole will be approximately 315 meters, and the first hole has now been completed with excellent results. The pilot hole will now be filmed and mapped. Through these holes, approximately 1,000 m³ of water per hour will eventually be pumped to empty the existing mine, while rehabilitation of the upper parts of the mine will gradually begin. Preparations for the next phase are already underway, and this project is expected to continue until March/ April 2025.
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