Dannemora starts trial delivery production

DANNEMORA STARTS TRIAL DELIVERY PRODUCTION

In the lead-up to commencement of mining operations in Dannemora, the Company has now started production of iron ore products for this spring's trial deliveries. About 60,000 finished products will be produced for shipment to several European steel companies.

Bergteamet AB has been engaged as sub-contractor, and this company will produce approximately 160 000 tonnes of crude ore with sub-level caving from a level of 162 metres in the Ströms ore. The campaign got underway in the early part of the year with the drilling phase. The mining itself is due to start shortly.

A temporary processing plant has been established outside the entrance down to the Ströms ore. Magnetic separation takes place in the existing plant which was set up during the autumn campaign. Hallstaviks Schakt AB is the contractor for the processing chain through to the port transport.

The finished products will then be gradually moved to Hargshamn for shipment to steelwork customers. MLT (Mellansvenska Logistiktransporter AB) is responsible for transportation.

The entire mining and processing operation is expected to run from the middle of March until June, with gradual deliveries to specific customers.

Approximately 9,000 tonnes of iron ore products were delivered to Austrian steel company Voestalpine last year. Final testing is in progress and an overall evaluation of the blast furnace tests will be made shortly, after which negotiations on long-term supply agreements are expected to begin.

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