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Sweden: Historic Kiruna Church Moved Amid Mining Subsidence Threat

Sweden’s landmark, a historic 113-year-old Kiruna Church, began a slow-motion journey to a new location, as the town faces a threat of ground subsidence from years of iron ore mining at Europe's biggest underground mine.

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SWEDEN CHURCH RELOCATION

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250819On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church, is being moved at a speed of half a kilometer per hour. The church's new position will be at the new Kiruna center due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. Kiruna, Sweden 18 August 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SWEDEN CHURCH RELOCATION

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250819On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church, is being moved at a speed of half a kilometer per hour. The church's new position will be at the new Kiruna center due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. Kiruna, Sweden 18 August 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SWEDEN CHURCH RELOCATION

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250819On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church, is being moved at a speed of half a kilometer per hour. The church's new position will be at the new Kiruna center due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. Kiruna, Sweden 18 August 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SWEDEN CHURCH RELOCATION

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250819On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church, is being moved at a speed of half a kilometer per hour. The church's new position will be at the new Kiruna center due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. Kiruna, Sweden 18 August 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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SWEDEN CHURCH RELOCATION

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250819On a specially designed trolley with 224 wheels, Kiruna Church, is being moved at a speed of half a kilometer per hour. The church's new position will be at the new Kiruna center due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. Kiruna, Sweden 18 August 2025.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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MOVE OF KIRUNA CHURCH

KIRUNA, SWEDEN 20250818The move of Kiruna Church is being prepared on Monday 18 August 2025. The wooden church, which is 40 meters wide and weighs 672 000 kilos, is erected on a trailer with wheels. The church will be moved five kilometers to the new center of Kiruna due to the expansion of the iron ore mining. The Great Church Walk will take place 19-20 August 2025 in Kiruna, Sweden.Photo: Fredrik Sandberg / TT / Code 10080

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China's development of new quality productive forces helps decarbonization in mining industry: Australian CEO

STORY: China's development of new quality productive forces helps decarbonization in mining industry: Australian CEO SHOOTING TIME: April 24, 2024 DATELINE: April 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: PERTH, Australia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the mining site of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINO OTRANTO, CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. 3. various of development of new energy industry in China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DINO OTRANTO, CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. STORYLINE: China's development of new quality productive forces helps clean energy transformation in the mining industry globally, according to Dino Otranto, CEO of Australia's iron ore giant Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DINO OTRANTO, CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. "Yes, the high (new) quality productive force thematic that we're seeing from China. We're very encouraged by this because we believe the new quality manufacturing processes will enable the world to help its clean e

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CHINA-SICHUAN-PANZHIHUA-PANGANG GROUP-NEW QUALITY PRODUCTIVE FORCES (CN)

(240414) -- PANZHIHUA, April 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Technicians work at a smart control center of an iron ore mine branch of Pangang Group in Panzhihua City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 11, 2024. Through cooperation with several technology giants, Pangang Group Co.,Ltd. is promoting intelligent transformation of its mining production. The group has deployed 5G-powered unmanned machinery including drilling machines, electric shovels and trucks and realized remote operations from ore collecting to transporting. Pangang Group Co., Ltd. is an extra-large vanadium, titanium and steel enterprise in southwest China. In recent years, the company has continuously promoted high-end, intelligent and green development. Our reporters recently visited various production branches of Pangang Group Co., Ltd. to observe its efforts to develop new quality productive forces and promote high-quality development. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SMART MINE (CN)

(230316) -- ANSHAN, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members remotely control mining machines at the Yanqianshan iron mine of Ansteel Mining Co., Ltd. in Anshan City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 15, 2023. In recent years, the Yanqianshan iron mine has been intelligently upgraded and improved its production efficiency. In the first two months of 2023, the mine produced 875,100 tons of iron ore. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SMART MINE (CN)

(230316) -- ANSHAN, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A remote-controlled machine works underground at the Yanqianshan iron mine of Ansteel Mining Co., Ltd. in Anshan City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 16, 2023. In recent years, the Yanqianshan iron mine has been intelligently upgraded and improved its production efficiency. In the first two months of 2023, the mine produced 875,100 tons of iron ore. (Xinhua)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SMART MINE (CN)

(230316) -- ANSHAN, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members remotely control mining machines at the Yanqianshan iron mine of Ansteel Mining Co., Ltd. in Anshan City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 15, 2023. In recent years, the Yanqianshan iron mine has been intelligently upgraded and improved its production efficiency. In the first two months of 2023, the mine produced 875,100 tons of iron ore. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)

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CHINA-LIAONING-SMART MINE (CN)

(230316) -- ANSHAN, March 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A remote-controlled shovel loader works underground at the Yanqianshan iron mine of Ansteel Mining Co., Ltd. in Anshan City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, on March 16, 2023. In recent years, the Yanqianshan iron mine has been intelligently upgraded and improved its production efficiency. In the first two months of 2023, the mine produced 875,100 tons of iron ore. (Xinhua)

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Brazil's mining giant upbeat about prospects of China's economic growth

STORY: Brazil's mining giant upbeat about prospects of China's economic growth DATELINE: March 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the shipment of iron ore 2. various of the production of steel 3. SOUNDBITE (English): GUSTAVO BISCASSI, Head of external affairs of Vale STORYLINE: A Brazilian mining giant has expressed confidence about China's economic prospects. Vale, a leading iron ore producer, says it upholds a long-term commitment to the China market and always puts China in the center of its business strategy. SOUNDBITE (English): GUSTAVO BISCASSI, Head of external affairs of Vale "The year of 2023 is of great significance to our company as we will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of our partnership with China, which started as early as 1973, when we sent our first iron ore shipment to this Asian giant. We are very proud to have witnessed the entire process of China's reform and opening-up that started in 1978 as both a beneficiary a

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe visit Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania.

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L), along with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, visits Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania.

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe speaks during his visit to Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania.

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (2nd from R), along with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, visits Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania.

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (L), along with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, visits Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania. (Kyodo)

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Japanese PM Abe visits Australia mining heartland

PILBARA, Australia - Japanese Prime Minister Shizo Abe (2nd from R), along with Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, visits Rio Tinto's West Angelas iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Western Australia on July 9, 2014. Abe is in Australia on the second leg of a three-nation trip to Oceania. (Kyodo)