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LKAB discovers large rare earth metals deposit in northern Sweden

The find is likely the largest in Europe outside Russia.

By Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer January 13, 2023
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The state-owned Swedish mining company LKAB says it has found a deposits containing more than one million tons of rare earth oxides near Kiruna in Northern Sweden.

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