Keliber Applies for Environmental and Water Permits for the Rapasaari Mine and the Concentrator in Päiväneva
On 30 June 2021, Keliber submitted applications to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Western and Inland Finland (AVI) for environmental and water management permits for the Rapasaari mine and the Päiväneva concentrator. The mine and the concentrator form an essential part of the lithium province of Central Ostrobothnia, for which an environmental impact assessment (EIA) was conducted in 2020. The ELY Centre for South Ostrobothnia issued a reasoned conclusion on the EIA report on 29 March 2021. The activities covered by the permits are located in the municipalities of Kaustinen,