January 12, 2023 / 9:16 AM — Iron-ore miner LKAB said Thursday that it has identified"significant deposits" of rare earth elements in Arctic Sweden that are essential for the manufacture of electric vehicles and wind turbines. The Swedish government-owned mining company, which mines iron ore at Kiruna, nearly 600 miles north of Stockholm, said there are more than 1 million tons of rare earth oxides.
President and CEO of Swedish mining company LKAB Jan Mostrom and Sweden's Minister for Energy, Business and Industry Ebba Busch attend a news conference at LKAB in Kiruna, Sweden, January 12, 2023.Ebba Busch, Sweden's minister in charge of energy and business, said that"electrification, the EU's self-sufficiency and independence from Russia and China will begin in the mine.
Rare earths now reach into the lives of almost everyone on the planet, turning up in everything from hard drives and cell phones to elevators and trains. They are especially vital to the fast-growing field of green energy, feeding wind turbines and electric car engines.A view of the iron mine of Swedish state-owned mining company LKAB in Sweden's northernmost Arctic city of Kiruna, January 12, 2023.
Oh shit, does this mean the war will be moved to Sweden?
Now, all kinds of fossil fuel burning, environmental killing machines can be use to rape the earth of these crucial rare earth elements. 👍🏻
Our new best friend
Great let's destroy Sweden
Damn. Sounds like it's about time for the US to spread some American democracy and invade Sweden.
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