Kevitsa mine

Kevitsa mine
	Location within Finland
Location	Lapland, Finland; 67°41′38″N 26°55′41″E / 67.693992°N 26.928048°E;
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

↑ 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.

[1] Talvitie, Marjukka (2013-05-07). "Kevitsan kaivoksen tuotanto kasvussa". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 2025-07-24.

[Iacobeni-2] "Reserves & Resources". first-quantum.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-06-22. Retrieved 2013-06-21.

[3] "Svensk Verkstad". Svensk Verkstad (in Swedish). Retrieved 2025-07-24.

[4] "Bolidens förvärv av gruvan Kevitsa slutfört". Cision (in Swedish). 2016-06-01. Retrieved 2025-07-24.

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