Aitik Copper Mine, Sweden
Key Data:
Producer of
Copper
Location
Northern Sweden
Ownership
Boliden (100%)
Geology
Mineralised Precambrian shear zone
Mineral types
Chalcopyrite
Reserves
526Mt proven
Annual production
18.5Mt ore, 240,000t copper concentrate
Mining method
Open pit, drill-blast-shovel loading-truck haulage
Recovery method
In-pit crushing, grinding and conventional flotation
Employment
430
Key Equipment:
Open pit
Bucyrus and P&H electric cable shovels
Komatsu H485 hydraulic excavators
Caterpillar 994 wheel loader
Caterpillar 789, 793, 797 and Unit Rig haul trucks
Concentrator
In-pit crusher
Automated crushing and grinding circuits
Microcel flotation columns and process control software
