The Kemi Mine is the only chromium mine in the European Union.
Currently, the mine extracts 2.4 million tonnes of chrome ore per year.
The verified size of the ore body is approximately 50 million tonnes.
In addition, the volume of mineral reserves is approximately 98 million tonnes, having been evaluated to a depth of one kilometre.
The deposit, with an average thickness of 40 meters, is nearly vertical and approximately one kilometer in length.
The depth of the ore deposit remains unclear.
The ore contains 26% chromium oxide with a chrome to iron ratio of 1.6.
According to the survey report by the Geological Survey of Finland, the chrome ore deposit extends to a depth of two to three kilometres, possible even to four kilometres.
Previously, it was estimated that the ore and mineral reserves in Kemi would be sufficient for 70–80 years, but on the basis of more recent information, it is possible that there will be extractable ore for hundreds of years, even after the planned doubling of production.


In terms of excavated volume, the mine, which opened in 1968, is among the largest in Finland, with an annual excavated volume of 2.4 million tonnes of ore.
By the end of 2005, a total of 31.4 million tonnes of chromite ore had been extracted from various open-pit mines.
Opened in 2003, the underground mine had produced 10.6 million tonnes of chromite ore by the end of 2013.
The Kemi Mine is the only chromium mine in the European Union. Currently, the mine extracts 2.4 million tonnes of chrome ore per year. The verified size of the ore body is approximately 50 million tonnes. In addition, the volume of mineral reserves is approximately 98 million tonnes, having been evaluated to a depth of one kilometre. The deposit, with an average thickness of 40 meters, is nearly vertical and approximately one kilometer in length. The depth of the ore deposit remains unclear. The ore contains 26% chromium oxide with a chrome to iron ratio of 1.6. According to the survey report by the Geological Survey of Finland, the chrome ore deposit extends to a depth of two to three kilometres, possible even to four kilometres. Previously, it was estimated that the ore and mineral reserves in Kemi would be sufficient for 70–80 years, but on the basis of more recent information, it is possible that there will be extractable ore for hundreds of years, even after the planned doubling of production.

In terms of excavated volume, the mine, which opened in 1968, is among the largest in Finland, with an annual excavated volume of 2.4 million tonnes of ore. By the end of 2005, a total of 31.4 million tonnes of chromite ore had been extracted from various open-pit mines. Opened in 2003, the underground mine had produced 10.6 million tonnes of chromite ore by the end of 2013.
Kemi mine