Mining in Finland 2005

Group	Mines/ Quarries	Total output (tonnes)	Total ore output (tonnes)	Ore %	Leftover rock (tonnes)
Metallic ores	4	4,807,665	3,623,531	75	1,184,134
Carbonate rocks	16	5,479,900	3,840,927	70	1,638,973
Other industrial minerals	13	17,581,737	11,263,503	64	6,318,234
Industrial rocks	7	506,174	374,737	74	131,437
Natural stones*	4	1,452,912	163,124	11	1,289,788
In total	44	29,828,388	19,265,822	65	10,562,566

* Dimension stones included in the Finnish Mining Law

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004  2005 2006  2007 2008

Source: Ministry of Trade and Industry
Last updated: September 13, 2006
by Markkku J. Lehtinen

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