"relocation 2021"

#12657655

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12657659

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12657660

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12657661

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12657662

18 August 2025

The entire town of Malmberget moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12657653

18 August 2025

The village of Kakstan, once a miners' residential area, is now an open-air museum in Malmberget. Following the mine's expansion and the railway's completion in 1888, there is a surge of workers arriving from across the country, leading to a housing shortage. In response, miners build simple wooden houses from waste materials. The entire Malmberget town moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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18 August 2025

The village of Kakstan, once a miners' residential area, is now an open-air museum in Malmberget. Following the mine's expansion and the railway's completion in 1888, there is a surge of workers arriving from across the country, leading to a housing shortage. In response, miners build simple wooden houses from waste materials. The entire Malmberget town moves in 2020/2021 due to mining activities in the area. Underground mining is cost-effective and enables a high level of mechanization and automation. However, it causes deformations in the surface ground that, beyond a certain threshold, can render it impossible to maintain any infrastructure or residential areas in those locations.

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#12538679

8 July 2025

A man stands in the shallow water while a boy sits on a rock at the edge of Lake Ammersee in Herrsching am Ammersee, Starnberg, Upper Bavaria, Germany, on June 19, 2021. The man looks away, not facing the child.

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#12471164

13 June 2025

Young people walk barefoot in swimwear along a street on their way to the Eisbach during a heatwave in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 18, 2021. The Eisbach is a popular urban spot for swimming and cooling off during hot summer days.

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#12471165

13 June 2025

Young people walk barefoot in swimwear along a street on their way to the Eisbach during a heatwave in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 18, 2021. The Eisbach is a popular urban spot for swimming and cooling off during hot summer days.

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#12471166

13 June 2025

Young people board a tram barefoot in swimwear on their way to the Eisbach during a heatwave in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 18, 2021. The Eisbach is a popular urban spot for swimming and cooling off during hot summer days.

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#12471167

13 June 2025

Young people walk barefoot in swimwear along a street on their way to the Eisbach during a heatwave in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 18, 2021. The Eisbach is a popular urban spot for swimming and cooling off during hot summer days.

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#12471168

13 June 2025

Young people walk barefoot in swimwear along a street on their way to the Eisbach during a heatwave in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on June 18, 2021. The Eisbach is a popular urban spot for swimming and cooling off during hot summer days.

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