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The '''Talvivaara mine''' is one of the largest [[nickel]] mines in [[Finland]].<ref name="Kiruna">{{cite web|url=http://www.talvivaara.com/operations/Talvivaara_operations/Geology|title=Geology|year=2010|publisher=Talvivaara Mining Company|accessdate=2010-08-30}}</ref> The mine is located in Sotkamo in Kainuu region of Finland. The mine |
The '''Talvivaara mine''' is one of the largest [[nickel]] mines in [[Finland]].<ref name="Kiruna">{{cite web|url=http://www.talvivaara.com/operations/Talvivaara_operations/Geology|title=Geology|year=2010|publisher=Talvivaara Mining Company|accessdate=2010-08-30}}</ref> 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]]. Its annual production capacity of 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]].<ref name="Kiruna"/> |
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 Aerial photograph of Talvivaara mine in june 2013. | |
| Location | |
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| Location | Sotkamo |
| Municipality | Kainuu |
| Country | Finland |
| Production | |
| Products | Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt |
| Owner | |
| Company | Talvivaara Mining Company |
The Talvivaara mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Finland.[1] 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. Its annual production capacity of 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.[1]
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