Peab expands Björkdal Mine in Västerbotten
Peab has been commissioned to expand and raise dams in the Björkdal Mine on the outskirts of Kåge in Västerbotten County. The customer is Björkdalsgruvan AB and the contract is worth SEK 155 million.The Björkdal Mine is one of northern Europe's largest mines for the extraction of gold. The mine's dams and reservoirs store tailings and process water from the mine's concentrators. A number of dams will now be raised and expanded to increase the reservoir’s capacity and ensure future mining. The total length of the dams is about 2.8 kilometers and they will be raised about 3.5 meters.
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