Agnico Eagle Finland expands Kittilä gold mine with €160M investment

Agnico Eagle Finland awarded Pöyry an EPCM assignment for a €160 million expansion of the Kittilä gold mine, including a 1,044-meter shaft and increased processing capacity from 1.6 to 2.0 million tonnes per annum, expected to boost gold production by 50,000-70,000 ounces annually from 2021.

“The shaft will make it possible to utilize the deeper parts of the gold deposit in an economically sensible way, and it will improve our energy efficiency, as well as decrease our emissions.”miningweekly.com

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• miningweekly.comPöyry awarded EPCM services assignment for expansion investment of Agnico Eagle Finland gold mine in Kittilä, FinlandCreamer Media ReporterMar 22, 2018

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