Talvivaara Mine
The Talvivaara mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Finland. The mine is located in Sotkamo in Kainuu region of Finland. The mine is owned by government-established Terrafame, which bought it from the bankruptcy-bound Talvivaara Mining Company in 2015. Its annual production capacity is over 10 million tonnes of ore. The mine has reserves amounting to 1 billion tonnes of ore grading 0.22% nickel, 0.13% copper, 0.5% zinc and 0.02% cobalt thus resulting 2.2 million tonnes of nickel, 1.3 million tonnes of copper, 5 million tonnes of zinc and 0.2 million tonnes of cobalt.
The mine had suffered several leaks of toxic metal-contaminated tailings, which had threatened local waterways. Members of the management were charged with criminal environmental offenses.
References
- ^ "Terrafame's net sales more than doubled in 2017 – EBITDA positive". Terrafame. 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Talvivaara produces first metal on schedule". Mining weekly. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2019-01-16.
- ^ "Govt steps in to save Talvivaara mining operations". Yle Uutiset. 2015-08-07. Retrieved 2019-01-15.
- ^ "Geology". Talvivaara Mining Company. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-30.
- ^ "Four charged in Talvivaara toxic leak case". Yle. 22 September 2014.
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