Asset Report
Kevitsa nickel operation
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Report summary
Kevitsa is an open pit mining operation first discovered in 1987. Commercial production commenced at Kevitsa in the third quarter of 2012. The initial throughput rate of 5.5 Mt/a was expected to produce approximately 11,000 tonnes of nickel and 20,000 tonnes of copper annually. First Quantum Minerals submitted an environmental assessment and application to increase the plant's throughput rate up to a maximum of 10 Mt/a. In March 2016, First Quantum Minerals Ltd. announced that it had entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Boliden AB to sell Kevitsa. The operation was sold to Boliden for a cash consideration of US$712 million and ownership transferred to Boilden on 1 June 2016 The concentrator at Kevitsa underwent an expansion in 2020, increasing its production capability to 9.5 Mtpa
Table of contents
- Emissions
- Mining
- Process
- Cashflow
Tables and charts
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- Kevitsa Emission Intensity Quartile Ranking - total global production - tonnes Ni equivalent
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