A review of metallic mineral resources of the region and detailed information on mines and potentially exploitable mineral occurrences help regional exploration, economic geology research and guide land use planning in northern Europe.

The bedrock and soil of Finland and neighbouring countries contain abundant geological natural resources that are the main source for many raw materials. Knowledge of the location and amount of these raw material reserves are fundamental to the planning of the activities of the society.

This R&D project aims to produce a regional scale 3D model of the geology of the Central Lapland Greenstone Belt (CLGB), Finland.  

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Tectonic modeling is used to study the evolution and metallogeny of Fennoscandia; main focus on Finland. There is a growing need to identify new mineral deposit types and undiscovered buried mineral deposits.

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The aim of this project is to map and study potential of high-tech metals including Li, In, Ga, Ge, Nb, Ta, Ti and REE and promote their exploitation in mining and technology industries for the base of the sustainable development.

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ProMine seeks alternatives for imports of metals and minerals to Europe, which are worth €11 billion annually. ProMine is large integrating 18 million € project under the EU’s 7th Framework Programme , theme: “Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New Production Technologies”, based on the co-operation of 27 partners in 11 countries over a period of four years.

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AEGOS is a support action (2008-2011) of the European Union 7th Research & Technological Development Framework Programme

HIRE – Seismic Ore Prospecting 2007–2010 is a project conducting reflection seismology probing at fifteen potential ore extraction sites in Central, Eastern, and Northern Finland.

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Airborne geophysical data processing and classification methods enable producing geophysical and geological map layers for a variety of purposes.

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The main objectives of the project are promoting the sustainable utilisation of mineral raw materials and offering information to ensure the future supply of raw materials. The information provided by the project can be used to lower the costs arising from raw material production and transport as well as to reduce their negative environmental impact.

The most important task in the project is to collect data on the use of geological natural resources and, on that basis, develop a conceptual process that serves the collection of accounting data and the development of data systems, as well as develop definitions for each geological natural resource type to be used along with rock material accounting data. The accounting concept will also be developed for additional materials, where applicable.

The purpose of the dissertation study is to review the Finnish mining industry from the sustainability viewpoint by means of material flow and lifecycle studies.The objective is to integrate geological quality, location, and volume data in material flow data, logistics, and consumption in order to be able to promote the sustainable utilisation of geological raw materials.

The Talvivaara deposit is a low-grade but large sulfidic Ni-Zn-Cu-Co deposit hosted by highly sulfidic-graphitic muds and turbiditic wackes. 

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