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The mine’s Community Liaison Committee has held its first ever video meeting

2020-04-24T13:06:24+03:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Community, Sustainability|

The Kittilä mine’s Community Liaison Committee was established in fall 2013 as a channel for promoting interaction between the mine and its stakeholders and for fostering our coexistence with the local community. This allows us to provide the stakeholders with information on our operations and plans. At the same time, [...]

Helping local travel businesses obtain environmental certificates

2020-04-15T16:50:38+03:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Community, Sustainability|

Agnico Eagle Finland works in close cooperation with other companies in Kittilä. We have decided to help local travel businesses with environmental certification because the coronavirus epidemic interrupted the winter season in Lapland at its peak, impacting local business-development projects. “We have offered grants to travel businesses in Levi that [...]

Agnico Eagle Finland, the Municipality of Kittilä, and Lapland Hospital District join forces to track the spread of coronavirus in Lapland

2020-04-08T16:49:52+03:00April 8th, 2020|Categories: Community, Safety & Environment, Sustainability|

The Municipality of Kittilä and the Infection Control Unit of Lapland Hospital District asked Agnico Eagle Finland to participate in a cross-sectional COVID-19 study, which will analyze the distribution of infections and detect possible transmission chains in Lapland. “According to the strategy of the National Institute for Health and Welfare [...]

Kittilä’s river restoration project bringing local waterway back to life

2019-10-15T15:45:33+03:00October 15th, 2019|Categories: Community, Safety & Environment, Sustainability|

After years of dredging and neglect, a restoration project is set to improve the Parvajoki River – which runs through the village of Kittilä in Finland – and promote a thriving fish habitat. The project is being spearheaded by Agnico Eagle employees Ville Lahti, a buyer at the Kittila Mine, [...]

Towards diesel-free mining: Testing battery-powered mining equipment at the Kittilä mine

2021-06-28T08:30:18+03:00September 4th, 2019|Categories: Operations, Safety & Environment, Sustainability|

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 equipment and systems, mining companies, and universities. Our role in the project is to offer [...]

Kittilä mine’s energy conservation idea wins Agnico Eagle’s Michel Letourneau Award

2021-06-28T08:33:15+03:00August 6th, 2019|Categories: Agnico Eagle Global, Recruitment, Safety & Environment, Sustainability|

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,  put forward by mill production engineer, Tomas Mälkiä. The team then came together to implement [...]

Agnico Eagle Finland’s Kittilä mine receives Regional Developer in Lapland award

2021-06-28T08:34:06+03:00February 25th, 2019|Categories: Community, Sustainability|

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 the Board for the Regional Council of Lapland, Aki Nevalainen, Chairman of the Regional Council [...]

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