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The following are the ten largest underground mining projects by production in Europe in 2023, according to GlobalData’s mining database.
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1. Kiruna Mine
The Kiruna Mine is an iron ore mining project in Norrbotten, Sweden. The brownfield project is owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara and is due to operate until 2048. The mine produced an estimated 24.67Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 13.33 mtpa of iron ore in 2023. Buy the profile here.
2. Verbundwerk Hattorf Wintershall Mine
The Verbundwerk Hattorf Wintershall Mine is a potash mine owned by K+S. Located in Hesse, Germany, the brownfield mine produced approximately 14.536Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 1.12 mtpa of potash in 2023. The expected mine closure date is 2055. Buy the profile here.
3. Cukaru Peki Upper Zone Copper-Gold Mine
Located in Vojvodina, Serbia, the Cukaru Peki Upper Zone Copper-Gold Mine is a copper mining project owned by Zijin Mining Group. The mine is expected to operate until 2074.
The greenfield mine produced an estimated 14.489Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 120 thousand tonnes of copper in the same year. Buy the profile here.
4. Malmberget Mine
The Malmberget Mine is an iron ore mine located in Norrbotten, Sweden. Owned by Luossavaara-Kiirunavaara, the brownfield project produced an estimated 13.906Mt of ROM in 2023.
The mine had an estimated production of 8.5 mtpa of iron ore in 2023. The Malmberget Mine will operate until 2035. Buy the profile here.
5. Bogdanka Mine
Owned by Enea, the Bogdanka Mine is a coal mine situated in Lublin, Poland. The mine is expected to operate until 2034.
The ROM production at the mine produced was approximately 13.152Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 8.65 mtpa of coal in 2023. Buy the profile here.
6. Milas Coal Mine
The Milas Coal Mine is a coal mining project in Mugla, Turkey. The greenfield project is owned by Yenikoy Kemerkoy Electricity Production and Trade. The mine produced an estimated 12.804Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 8.41 mtpa of coal in 2023. Buy the profile here.
7. Polkowice-Sieroszowice Mine
The Polkowice-Sieroszowice Mine is a copper mine owned by KGHM Polska Miedz. Located in Lower Silesian, Poland, the greenfield mine produced approximately 11.696Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 197.08 thousand tonnes of copper in 2023. The expected mine closure date is 2057. Buy the profile here.
8. Rudna Mine
Located in Lower Silesian, Poland, the Rudna Mine is a copper mining project owned by KGHM Polska Miedz. The mine is expected to operate until 2042.
The brownfield mine produced an estimated 11.696Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 176.03 thousand tonnes of copper in the same year. Buy the profile here.
9. Zielitz Mine
The Zielitz Mine is a potash mine located in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Owned by K+S, the brownfield project produced an estimated 11.32Mt of ROM in 2023.
The mine had an estimated production of 1.34 mtpa of potash in 2023. The Zielitz Mine will operate until 2053. Buy the profile here.
10. Lubin Mine
Owned by KGHM Polska Miedz, the Lubin Mine is a copper mine situated in Silesian, Poland. The mine is expected to operate until 2047.
The ROM production at the mine produced was approximately 7.797Mt of ROM in 2023. It had an estimated production of 71.81 thousand tonnes of copper in 2023. Buy the profile here.
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