# AutoMine Underground at Kiruna: deployment

Canonical ID: `4e18ee33-5722-4c4f-ba74-853343d4467a`

AutoMine underground loader automation at LKAB Kiruna iron ore mine in northern Sweden. Remote and autonomous tramming in deep underground operations.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 6 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-07_

- **Slug:** sandvik-automine-kiruna
- **Status:** active
- **Model:** [AutoMine Underground](/models/sandvik-automine-underground.md) (id: `42380330-60d6-4893-a1eb-dca17425030a`)
- **Company:** [Sandvik](/companies/sandvik.md) (id: `a99172a1-7de1-464d-b45c-bd38f5dfccf3`)
- **Location:** [Kiruna](/locations/kiruna-sweden.md) (id: `826b49ea-a65f-4faa-a392-50cd709a508f`)

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (6)

1. https://www.rocktechnology.sandvik/en/products/automine/
2. https://lkab.com/en/
3. https://www.mining.sandvik/en/news-and-media/news-archive/2023/12/lkab-kiruna-grows-automated-sandvik-electric-loader-fleet-to-20/
4. https://lkab.com/en/press/updated-fleet/
5. https://www.home.sandvik/en/news-and-media/news/2023/12/sandvik-wins-major-order-from-lkab-for-automated-loaders/
6. https://im-mining.com/2023/12/11/lkab-bolsters-automated-electric-sandvik-loading-fleet-at-kiruna-iron-ore-mine/

## Common questions

### What is the AutoMine Underground deployment at Kiruna?

AutoMine Underground, built by Sandvik, is recorded as a deployment at Kiruna on the DEPLOY registry. Sandvik operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates AutoMine Underground at Kiruna?

Sandvik, the manufacturer of AutoMine Underground, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### Is the AutoMine Underground deployment at Kiruna still active?

As of the most recent verification on the DEPLOY registry, this deployment is currently operating.

### Have there been incidents at the AutoMine Underground deployment at Kiruna?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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