Sweden is becoming one of the EU’s key suppliers of natural resources. And without copper, there’s no high tech, no battery or environmental technology. We joined the driver of a giant truck in one of Europe’s biggest copper mines, the Aitik copper mine. Owner: Boliden Established: 1968 Operating profit: SEK 3,076 m (2022) Average number of employees: 932 (2022) Type of mine: open pit Mine depth: 450 metres Production average grade: Cu 0.17%, Au 0.07 g/tonne (2023) Reserves covering full production until 2047 (2050) ‒ Cu reserve grade 0.23 (0.22) % Mineral resources end of 2022: 1 147 (917) Mtonnes Dam investment 2022-2024 Sources: Lucas Pereira da Silva, LinkedIn DW News, YouTube www.boliden.com/investor-relations/reports-and-presentations/general-presentation