Talvivaara mine
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Aerial photograph of Talvivaara mine in June 2013.
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| 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. 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.
Coordinates: 63°58′03″N 28°01′04″E / 63.9674°N 28.0179°E
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