Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe ...

Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

KIRUNA, Sweden — There are a number of sensations you experience as you make the 30-minute descent by pickup truck into the main tunnel of the LKAB iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost ...

It takes a half-hour in a pick-up truck to get to the bottom of a vast underground mine in Sweden — where the country is betting on extracting minerals for electric energy independence.

LKAB’s iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden. The company said it had found Europe’s largest deposit of rare earth minerals. Jonas Ekstromer/EPA, via Shutterstock ...

KIRUNA, Sweden -- The beginning of the end of Europe's dependency on China for precious rare earth materials may lie buried deep under the rugged reaches of northern Sweden, well above the Arctic ...

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Sweden says it found the largest deposit in Europe of rare earths — ingredients in a host of technologies from e-vehicles to wind turbines. Mining and processing them is another story.

KIRUNA, Sweden, July 10 (Reuters) - Two small spaceports in the far north of Sweden and Norway are racing to launch the first satellites from mainland Europe into space as the region looks to ...