Nytt kraftigt skalv i Garpenbergs gruva – Boliden möter ortsbor

Ett nytt kraftigt skalv skakade Bolidens gruva i Garpenberg på onsdagseftermiddagen, bara timmar innan gruvbolaget höll ett informationsmöte med ortsbor. Invånarna kräver mer och snabbare information efter helgens ras som skadade fyra personer.

På onsdagskvällen höll gruvbolaget Boliden ett informationsmöte i Garpenberg med cirka 120 deltagande ortsbor. Mötet handlade om den seismiska aktiviteten som många invånare känt av, efter raset i gruvan under helgen. Vid raset skadades fyra personer av tryckvågen och gruvan har varit utrymd sedan dess. Boliden inledde inspektion av gruvan på onsdagsmorgonen, men det är fortfarande oklart när verksamheten kan återupptas igen. Strax innan mötet kom besked om ett nytt kraftigt skalv uppmätt under eftermiddagen med magnitud 1,9. Ortsborna efterfrågar mer och snabbare information från bolaget. Händelserna väcker oro bland både boende och experter, och det kan dröja innan verksamheten är igång som vanligt.

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Following a series of seismic events at the Garpenberg mine in Hedemora, Boliden announced that large parts of the mine will remain closed throughout 2026. The company expects to lose 70 percent of planned production and incur a 400 million kronor loss in the first quarter.

Following the March 14 collapse at Boliden's Garpenberg mine that lightly injured four people, new tremors were recorded Tuesday evening and Wednesday, including one of magnitude 1.9. Seismologist Björn Lund calls the activity 'highly unusual.' Inspections have begun with production paused.

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A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck Boliden's Garpenberg mine at 875 meters depth on Friday morning. Underground staff were evacuated, but no one was injured and operations above ground remained unaffected.

Five weeks after the collapse in Garpenbergsgruvan, Boliden has updated on the situation. Mining in upper Lappberget has sunk five meters and resumption is difficult. Impact expected until 2031.

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Boliden has announced a 700 million kronor write-down of assets at the Garpenberg mine, damaged by seismic activity and a collapse in March that led to parts of the mine closing through 2026. The write-down covers infrastructure and equipment affected by the events.

State-owned mining company LKAB failed to report serious workplace incidents to the Swedish Work Environment Authority, according to an investigation by Arbetet newspaper. The company now admits the error and is in contact with the authority. Employees report life-threatening near-death experiences in the mines.

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