Metal mining in Swedish Lapland

Sentinel-1 CSAR IW acquired on 04 February 2017 at 05:11:50 UTC
Sentinel-2 MSI acquired on 07 September 2017 at 10:30:21 UTC
Author(s): Sentinel Vision team, VisioTerra, France - svp@visioterra.fr
Keyword(s): Land, geohazard, open pit mine, natural ressources, taiga, wetland, Sweden
Fig. 1 - S2 (07.09.2017) - 12,11,8 colour composite - The mine of Kiruna created subsidence, forcing the city to move 3km east.
Fig. 2 - 8,4,3 colour composite - Kiruna station, 40km east of Kiruna; its two antennas receive(d) data from CryoSat, ENVISAT, ERS-2...
Fig. 3 - 4,3,2 natural colour - Svappavaara mine lies amidst taiga & bogs.
Fig. 4 - S1 (04.02.2017) - vv,vh,ndi(vh,vv) colour composite - Aitik (east) & Malmberget (west) mines.