Limestone mines 1999

Mine	District	Mineral	Owner	Total output (tonnes)	Total ore output (tonnes)	Ore %	Mine type
Parainen	Parainen	Lms	Partek Nordkalk	1,741,076	1,279,870	74	OP+UG
Ihalainen	Lappeenranta	Lms, Wol	Partek Nordkalk	1,509,811	1,172,826	78	OP
Putkinotko	Vampula	Dol	Partek Nordkalk	300,805	151,834	50	OP+UG
Ruokojärvi	Kerimäki	Lms, Dol	Partek Nordkalk	256,738	251,838	98	UG
Ryytimaa	Vimpeli	Dol	Partek Nordkalk	219,362	184,816	84	OP
Tytyri	Lohja	Lms	Partek Nordkalk	197,367	197,367	100	UG
Förby	Särkisalo	Lms	Karl Forsström	177,537	170,225	96	UG
Siikainen	Siikainen	Dol	Partek Nordkalk	177,258	91,517	52	OP
Sipoo	Sipoo	Dol, Lms	Partek Nordkalk	158,670	158,670	100	UG
Kalkkimaa	Tornio	Dol	Saxo Minerals	117,964	92,012	78	OP
Ankele	Virtasalmi	Dol	Saxo Minerals	72,328	72,078	100	OP
Reetinniemi	Paltamo	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki	36,120	34,820	96	OP
Vesterbacka	Vimpeli	Lms	Partek Nordkalk	22,865	22,865	100	OP
Mustio	Karjaa	Lms	Partek Nordkalk	20,819	20,819	100	OP
Matara	Juuka	Dol	Juuan Dolomiittikalkki	18,445	17,345	94	OP
Siivikkala	Vampula	Dol	Partek Nordkalkk	14,216	14,216	100	OP
Äkäsjoensuu	Kolari	Dol	Partek	1,667	1,667	100	OP
Total: 17				5,043,048	3,934,785	78

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

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

Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry
Last updated: May 15, 2000
by Kauko Puustinen