![]() The tunnel is dark with a low ceiling, and it twists and turns as we descend. Now as we're getting lower, I can feel my ears popping, but we're still - we still have a long way to go till we get to the bottom. HUHTANISKA: The first time it felt - I wasn't scared, but it's an awkward feeling. Huhtaniska says there are about 25 miles worth of underground tunnels. There's quite a bit of dust in the air now. It'll be a half-hour drive down to the bottom, and it's a strange experience. She's a communications person at this state-owned iron ore mine, located in Sweden's northernmost city, Kiruna, north of the Arctic Circle. JACKIE NORTHAM, BYLINE: Ulrika Huhtaniska shifts into low gear as the pickup truck we're riding in heads deep into the LKAB mine. ULRIKA HUHTANISKA: So one of the rescue chambers are over there. NPR's international affairs correspondent Jackie Northam went to see the enormous effort Sweden is making to develop its own supply. ![]() ![]() Around the world, countries are scrambling for them. We're going to take a trip deep underground to a vast mine in Sweden holding minerals that are key in making tech products, from phones to electric cars. ![]()
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