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I remember visiting LKAB in Kiruna, Sweden. Enormous iron ore mining operation and not abandoned at all. I believe it accounts for 10% of all concrete consumption in Sweden. The town in all its Scandinavian mid-century glory at the time was slowly collapsing with facilities and people being moved away a few km. Really hope they saved that erect rocket from the town square.
I think that rocket still stands [0] :)
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxus_(rocket)
[1]: http://www.astronautix.com/m/maxus.html