“Our objective is zero accidents from day one. Safety guides everything we do throughout the entire contract period,” Anssi Rytkönen, Director of Mining Services at Tapojärvi, said.
Sotkamo Silver’s silver mine is an underground production facility that produces, in addition to silver, gold, zinc and lead. The mine’s estimated remaining life is approximately seven years, and a total of around 150 employees and contractors work at the site. In 2024, the operation processed 497,000 t of ore.
Mining is primarily carried out underground using longitudinal bench stoping, with the stopes backfilled with waste rock. However, part of the ore is extracted from an open pit that was initiated at an ore outcrop at surface. Open-pit mining will continue, and the final depth of the pit will be approximately 45 metres.
“We believe that Tapojärvi is able to provide us with the necessary resources and expertise for the long-term development of our operations,” Mikko Jalasto, CEO of Sotkamo Silver, said in the company’s group release.
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