LKAB contracts ABB to modernise hoists at Kiruna mine

Sweden-based iron-ore miner LKAB has contracted automation company ABB to modernise five mine hoists at its Kiruna mine. The order includes mechanical, electrical and automation equipment for hoists B2, B4, B5, B6 and B8.   The miner was also modernising its central (CA) hoisting plant, which comprises eight hoists (B1 to B8) in the CA plant and five hoists in the subvertical level.