Excursions – sold out
SOLD OUT – Pre-conference excursion – Kaunis Iron Ore Mine, Sweden
Tuesday 31 October 2023 at 07:45 – 16:15. A more detailed schedule will be published on the FEM website closer to the event.
Programme
- Participant pickup
- Charter bus Levi – Kaunisvaara village
- Presentations and lunch
- Transportation to Kaunis Iron Mine
- Pit tour
- Charter bus Kaunis Iron Mine – Levi
Kaunis Iron operates an iron ore mine in Pajala Municipality. We do it with respect, commitment, and curiosity with regard to both people and the environment. Together we are building a sustainable and long-term mining operation that creates value for the local community. Our unique iron ore concentrate is in big demand among the world’s steelworks. The operations employ about 550 personnel and annual sales are around 3,000 MSEK. Besides Kaunisvaara, our locations are in Pajala, Junosuando, Pitkäjärvi and Luleå. More information about Kaunis Iron, visit kaunisiron.se.
Excursion registration fee per person is
- till 4 September 2023: 105 €
- from 5 September 2023: 160 €
Bus pick-up order from hotels
- Hotel Levi Panorama at 7:45 – Levi Hotel Spa – Break Sokos Hotel Levi – Hotel Hullu Poro – Lapland Hotel Sirkantähti – Hotel K5 Levi
Please note the following
- Due to the security requirements the tolerance of alcohol is 0 ‰.
- At the mine visitors will be given security gear and shoes.
- If you are pregnant, please contact the excursion leader in the beginning of the excursion and inform him/her about this.
- Please note up-to-date FEM conference health instructions before entering the excursion transportation. We will keep you informed.
SOLD OUT – Post-conference excursion – Kittilä Mine, Finland
Friday 3 November 2023 at 07:45 – 16:00.
A more detailed schedule will be published on the FEM website closer to the event.
Programme
- Participant pickup
- Charter bus Levi – Kittilä Mine
- Refreshments
- Mine site tour part 1
- Lunch in cafeteria
- Mine site tour part 2
- Presentations and discussions
- Charter bus Kittilä Mine – Kittilä Airport – Levi
Agnico Eagle is a senior Canadian gold mining company that has produced precious metals since 1957. Its operating mines are located in Canada, Finland, Mexico and Australia. The company is listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges.
The Kittilä mine is located in northern Finland, approximately 900 kilometres north of Helsinki and 150 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. We invest in reducing the environmental impact of our operations and in the continuous improvement of environmental management, such as water treatment and energy efficiency. We constantly invest also in new technologies such as automation and electric mining machinery and equipment. For more information visit Agnico Eagle Finland Oy’s website.
Excursion registration fee per person is
- till 4 September 2023: 105 €
- from 5 September 2023: 160 €
Bus pick-up order from hotels
- Hotel Levi Panorama at 7:45 – Levi Hotel Spa – Break Sokos Hotel Levi – Hotel Hullu Poro – Lapland Hotel Sirkantähti – Hotel K5 Levi
- On the way back to Levi the bus will drive via the Kittilä Airport. Please take your luggage with you to the excursion bus.
Please note the following
- Due to the security requirements the tolerance of alcohol is 0 ‰.
- At the mine visitors will be given security gear and shoes.
- If you are pregnant, please contact the excursion leader in the beginning of the excursion and inform him/her about this.
- Please note up-to-date FEM conference health instructions before entering the excursion transportation. We will keep you informed.
SOLD OUT – Post-conference excursion – Boliden Kevitsa Mine, Finland
Friday 3 November 2023 at 07:45 – 17:00. A more detailed schedule will be published on the FEM website closer to the event.
Programme
- Participant pickup
- Charter bus Levi – Boliden Kevitsa Mine
- Coffee/tea break
- Welcome and safety
- Presentations and discussions
- Lunch
- Site tour
- Charter bus Kevitsa – Kittilä Airport
Boliden is a metals company with a focus on sustainable development. Our roots are Nordic, our market global. Our core competence lies within the fields of exploration, mining, smelting and metal recycling. Boliden has around 6,000 employees and an annual turnover of SEK 70 billion. The share is listed in the Large Cap segment on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm.
Boliden Kevitsa open pit mine is located 140 kilometers north of Rovaniemi in Sodankylä municipality. Kevitsa is a nickel – copper sulphide deposit with important gold, cobalt and platinum-group-metals by-product credits. In 2021, around 9.5 Mt of ore was mined and processed into nickel and copper concentrates. A target of 10 Mt milled ore was set for 2022. Metal production in 2021 was circa 13 000 tons of nickel and 29 000 tons of copper. For more information visit Boliden Kevista’s website.
Excursion registration fee per person is
- till 4 September 2023: 105 €
- from 5 September 2023: 160 €
Bus pick-up order from hotels
- Hotel Levi Panorama at 7:45 – Levi Hotel Spa – Break Sokos Hotel Levi – Hotel Hullu Poro – Lapland Hotel Sirkantähti – Hotel K5 Levi
- On the way back to Levi the bus will drive via the Kittilä Airport. Please take your luggage with you to the excursion bus.
Please note the following
- Due to the security requirements the tolerance of alcohol is 0 ‰.
- At the mine visitors will be given security gear and shoes.
- If you are pregnant, please contact the excursion leader in the beginning of the excursion and inform him/her about this.
- Please note up-to-date FEM conference health instructions before entering the excursion transportation. We will keep you informed.