Kevitsa mine
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  Kevitsa mine | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Region | Lapland |
| Country | Finland |
| Coordinates | 67°41′38″N 26°55′41″E / 67.693992°N 26.928048°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Nickel, Copper, Gold, Platinum, Palladium |
| History | |
| Opened | 2012 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Boliden AB |
| Year of acquisition | 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]