Boliden completes Kevitsa mine acquisition
Boliden completed its acquisition of the Kevitsa mine in Finland on 1 June. The acquired operation will form part of Business Area Mines, alongside Aitik, Garpenberg and the Boliden Area in Sweden, Tara in Ireland and Kylylahti in Finland.Work on integrating the Kevitsa mine will commence immediately.BackgroundBoliden reached an agreement with First Quantum to acquire the Kevitsa nickel-copper mine in northern Finland on 10 March 2016. The total consideration on a debt free basis amounted to USD 712 million together with adjustments for working capital and net debt at