[4] The mine is located in Sotkamo in Kainuu region of Finland.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.