See also: Talvivaara Mining Company.
| Talvivaara mine | |
| Place: | Sotkamo |
| Subdivision Type: | Region |
| State/Province: | Kainuu |
| Country: | Finland |
| Products: | Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt |
| Amount: | 20,864 tons nickel; 47,205 tons zinc[1] |
| Financial Year: | 2017 |
| Type: | Open-pit |
| Owner: | Terrafame |
| Acquisition Year: | 2015 |
| Opening Year: | [2] |
The Talvivaara mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Finland.[3] 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.[4] 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.[3]
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]