Carbonate rocks 2003

Mine/Quarry	Locality	Rock/mineral	Operator	Total output (tonnes)	Total ore output (tonnes)	Ore %	Leftover rock (tonnes)	Mine type
Ihalainen	Lappeenranta	Lms, Wol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	2,455,770	1,562,368	64	893,402	OP
Skräbböle-Limberg	Parainen	Lms	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	2,119,620	1,459,173	69	660,447	OP
Ruokojärvi (Louhi)	Kerimäki	Lms, Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	235,380	226,680	96	8,700	UG+OP
Punola	Vampula	Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	197,556	32,323	16	165,233	OP
Tytyri	Lohja	Lms	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	162,170	162,170	100	0	UG
Siikainen	Siikainen	Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	143,447	70,723	49	72,724	OP
Kalkkimaa	Tornio	Dol	SMA Saxo Mineral Oy	125,230	91,422	73	33,808	OP
Sipoo (Kalkkiranta)	Sipoo	Lms, Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	94,628	94,628	100	0	UG
Ryytimaa	Vimpeli	Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	93,304	93,304	100	0	OP
Matkusjoki	Vampula	Dol	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	84,646	45,123	53	39,523	OP
Förby	Särkisalo	Lms	Karl Forsström Ab	66,222	60,899	92	5,323	UG
Ankele	Virtasalmi	Dol	SMA Saxo Mineral Oy	44,285	43,409	98	876	OP
Mustio	Karjaa	Lms	Nordkalk Oyj Abp	33,766	33,766	100	0	OP
Reetinniemi	Paltamo	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy	30,650	25,850	84	4,800	OP
Matara 2	Juuka	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy	10,600	9,600	91	1,000	OP
Rantamaa	Tornio	Dol	SMA Saxo Mineral Oy	1,334	1,334	100	0	OP
Total: 17				5,898,608	4,012,772	68	1,885,836

Lms = limestone (calcite marble)
Dol = dolomite (dolomite marble)
Wol = wollastonite

OP = open pit
UG = underground mine

Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry
Last updated: June 30, 2004
by Markku J. Lehtinen