 Aerial photograph of Talvivaara mine in June 2013. | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sotkamo |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Country | Finland |
| Production | |
| Products | Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt |
| Production | 20,864 tons nickel; 47,205 tons zinc [1] |
| Financial year | 2017 |
| Type | Open-pit |
| History | |
| Opened | 2008 [2] |
| Owner | |
| Company | Terrafame |
| Website | www |
| Year of acquisition | 2015 [3] |
The Talvivaara mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Finland. [4] 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. [3] 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. [4]
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. [5]
