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Boliden Kevitsa’s polymetallic mine is one of the largest in Finland

Boliden Kevitsa’s polymetallic mine is one of the largest in Finland | Credits: Robit

In 1987, some 30km north of Sodankylä in Finnish Lapland, prospectors made a promising discovery: rock samples containing nickel and copper. It soon became clear that this Kevitsa ore find was one of the...

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