Limestone mines 2002

Mine	District	Mineral	Owner	Total output (tonnes)	Total ore output (tonnes)	Ore %	Mine type
Parainen	Parainen	Lms	Nordkalk	2,009,973	1,190,615	59	OP+UG
Ihalainen	Lappeenranta	Lms, Wol	Nordkalk	2,002,849	1,297,664	65	OP
Punola	Vampula	Dol	Nordkalk	227,852	120,751	53	OP
Ruokojärvi	Kerimäki	Lms	Nordkalk	221,800	211,800	95	UG
Tytyri	Lohja	Lms	Nordkalk	191,199	191,199	100	UG
Kalkkimaa	Tornio	Dol	SMA Saxo Mineral	167,404	121,272	72	OP
Ryytimaa	Vimpeli	Dol	Nordkalk	155,266	137,604	89	OP
Siikainen	Siikainen	Dol	Nordkalk	134,442	79,423	59	OP
Sipoo	Sipoo	Lms	Nordkalk	125,678	125,678	100	UG
Förby	Särkisalo	Lms	Karl Forsström	63,430	62,372	98	UG
Matkusjoki	Vampula	Dol	Nordkalk	57,931	57,931	100	OP
Ankele	Virtasalmi	Dol	SMA Saxo Mineral	51,365	48,724	95	OP
Reetinniemi	Paltamo	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki	43,844	40,844	93	OP
Mustio	Karjaa	Lms	Nordkalk	29,769	29,769	100	OP
Matara	Juuka	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki	15,460	14,460	94	OP
Vesterbacka	Vimpeli	Lms	Nordkalk	11,368	10,592	93	OP
Total 16				5,509,630	3,740,698	68

Minerals: Lms = limestone,
Dol = dolomite, Wol = wollastonite

Mine type: OP = open pit,
UG = underground mining

Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry
Last updated: May 6, 2002
by Kauko Puustinen