·The European cobalt mining and refinery industry is strongly centralized in Finland where two mines are extracting cobalt as a by product Kevitsa Boliden and Sotkamo Terrafame with a combined annual production of 1084 t of Co in 2021 of which Kevitsa produced 592 t Boliden 2022; Vasara et al 2022
·Capital expenditures or CapEx are significant in the mining industry due to substantial investment in property plant and equipment These capital expenditures are often amortized over the useful life of the assets The depreciation method used depends on the nature of the mineral deposit; companies may use a units of production method which
·The energy industry is one of the most capital intensive industries Energy companies can be subdivided into companies that produce energy and those that supply it Oil gas and coal firms are
Terrafamen Sotkamo Mine in Kainuu was the largest mine in Finland producing approximately million metric tons per annum mmtpa of Run of Mine ROM and primarily produced zinc thousand tonnes in 2021 The Terrafamen Sotkamo Mine is owned by Sampo plc;Trafigura Group Pte Ltd;Finnish Minerals Group Ltd and is due to
·Risk & Industry Research Global Iron Ore Mining Outlook capital expenditure by larger firms as iron ore prices decline ; Mine Life 20years Europe Finland Putu Government of
·Finnish Minerals Group is a holding and development company active in Finnish mining industry and in several battery value chain projects The Sokli project fully owned by Finnish Minerals Group develops the unique Sokli mineral deposit located in the municipality of Savukoski in Lapland In the future the mine could produce phosphate
·Capital expenditure by major mining companies in the non ferrous metals 2018 2022 Chart and data by the International Energy Agency
Finland s mining industry is composed of the extraction and processing of metallic minerals and industrial minerals as well as steel production The country has large deposits of chromite cobalt copper iron lead nickel zinc limestone and talc Finland is the leading talc producer in Europe and the ninth ranked talc producer in the
·Additional hurdles facing the South African mining industry include elevated levels of criminal activity illegal mining soaring labour costs surging community activism demanding services that should be provided by the government complex commercial contracts and bureaucratic inefficiencies Applications for rights to prospect and mine