Kevitsa mine
  Location within Finland | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Platinum, Palladium |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Company | Boliden AB |
| Acquired | 2016 |
The Kevitsa mine is a large nickel-copper mine in the north of Finland in Sodankylä, Lapland. Opened in 2012 by First Quantum Minerals,[1] Kevitsa represents one of the largest nickel reserve in Finland, with estimated reserves of 237.4 million tonnes of ore grading 0.3% nickel (amounting to 710,000 tonnes of nickel metal).[2]
In 2016, the Swedish mining company Boliden AB purchased the mine[3] for US$712 million.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Talvitie, Marjukka (2013-05-07). "Kevitsan kaivoksen tuotanto kasvussa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Reserves & Resources". first-quantum.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-21.
- ↑ "Svensk Verkstad". Svensk Verkstad (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-24.
- ↑ "Bolidens förvärv av gruvan Kevitsa slutfört". Cision (in Swedish). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2025-07-24.