Boliden is a

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situated in Skellefteå Municipality,

Västerbotten County Västerbotten County ( sv, Västerbottens län) is a county or ''län'' in the north of Sweden. It shares the borders with the counties of Västernorrland, Jämtland, and Norrbotten, as well as the Norwegian county of Nordland and the Gulf of Bo ...

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with 1,566 inhabitants in 2010. It lies 28,5 kilometers from Skellefteå City. This is where

Boliden AB Boliden AB is a Swedish multinational metals, mining, and smelting company headquartered in Stockholm. The company produces zinc, copper, lead, nickel, silver, and gold, with operations in Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Ireland. Boliden is linke ...

was founded in early 20th century after the findings in the mine that was called the Boliden mine.

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