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Towards diesel-free mining: Testing battery-powered mining equipment at the Kittilä mine
The Kittilä mine is taking part in the Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems (SIMS) project, under the European Union’s most extensive research and innovation program, Horizon 2020. Partners in the SIMS project include manufacturers of mining [...]
Joint open house event draws about 700 visitors to the Kittilä Sports Hall
The open house event held jointly by the Kittilä mine, the municipality of Kittilä, and the Levi Travel Cluster on Saturday, August 24, attracted about 700 visitors. The event provided information and updates on our [...]
Kittilä mine’s energy conservation idea wins Agnico Eagle’s Michel Letourneau Award
Congratulations to the team at Kittilä Mine’s Water Treatment Plant in Finland – winners of this year’s Michel Letourneau Award! The team’s winning initiative stemmed from an initial idea to treat process water more efficiently, [...]
Lapland Rescue Department holds Rescue at Height team exercise in Kittilä
The specialist Rescue at Height team from the Lapland Rescue Department visited the Kittilä mine on March 17 to learn more about its operations and specific aspects of the expansion project, such as the shaft [...]
Agnico Eagle Finland’s Kittilä mine receives Regional Developer in Lapland award
Agnico Eagle’s Jani Lösönen, Vice-President, Europe and Managing Director, Agnico Eagle Finland Oy and Tommi Kankkunen, General Manager of the Kittilä mine accept the Regional Development in Lapland award presented by Markus Lohi, Chairman of [...]
Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of Kittilä’s First Gold Pour
Monday, January 14, marked the tenth anniversary of the first gold pour at our Kittilä mine. They celebrated this milestone with coffee and cake, in traditional style, at an event attended by some of Agnico [...]