Court Rejects Kokkola City Council’s Zoning Approval for Länttä

The Vaasa Administrative Court has rejected Kokkola City Council’s zoning approval decision concerning the partial master plan for the Länttä mining area in Ullava, Kokkola. The City Council approved the plan on 25 March 2021, but an appeal against the decision was lodged in April.

Mining activities in Länttä will not begin until the early 2030s at the earliest, approximately 10 years after the first of Keliber’s mines, Syväjärvi, has been commissioned, which is planned to take place in 2024. The schedule is also affected by the results of the drilling programme, which aims to increase ore reserves. A drilling programme is ongoing in both the Rapasaari and Syväjärvi areas.

Keliber will study the decision of the Vaasa Administrative Court and then decide on measures together with the city of Kokkola. Keliber has a valid environmental permit and a mining permit for Länttä. The environmental permit will be updated before the start of operations in Länttä.

Further information
Hannu Hautala, CEO, Keliber, tel. +358 (0) 40 712 2432

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