Specifications - Aitik Copper Mine, Sweden

Key Data
Producer of	Copper
Location	Northern Sweden
Ownership	Boliden (100%)
Geology	Mineralised Precambrian shear zone
Mineral types	Chalcopyrite
Reserves	520Mt proven
Annual production	18Mt ore, 230,000t copper concentrate
Mining method	Open pit, drill-blast-shovel loading-truck haulage
Recovery method	In-pit crushing, grinding and conventional flotation
Employment	350
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
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