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Building Permit Granted for Keliber’s Concentrator Plant
The municipalities of Kaustinen and Kronoby have granted a building permit for Keliber’s Päiväneva concentrator plant. The decision was taken by the Environmental Protection Committee of Kaustinen and the Building Control of Kronoby in June 2022.
The permit applies to the concentrator building and a related, combined laboratory and control room building. A second permit was granted for an office building, including a repair shop and storage space. The total floor area of the three buildings is 11,948 m2.
Keliber will build the concentrator plant on the border of the Kaustinen and Kronoby municipalities, next to the Päiväneva peat bog. The concentrator will produce spodumene concentrate from lithium ore mined in the area. The concentrate will be processed further at the Kokkola lithium chemical plant, where it will be converted into battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, for use in electric vehicles batteries, among other things.
The building permit for the lithium chemical plant entered into legal force in June 2022. The company aims to begin construction this summer and production in 2024.
Keliber in Brief
Keliber is a Finnish mining and battery chemical company that aims to start the sustainable production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide, utilising its own ore, in 2024.
Keliber receives a permit to initiate the preparatory work of the mining operations in Syväjärvi
The Regional Administrative Agency of Western and Inland Finland has granted Keliber a permission under the Environmental Protection Act to initiate the preparatory work for the mining operations in the open pit mine of Syväjärvi.
The Regional Administrative Agency has granted Keliber a permission to initiate the preparatory work in the Syväjärvi mining area. The right to initiate the activities under the environmental permit includes the construction of the water management structures, excavation of ditches, removal and stockpiling of overburden, waste rock mining (up to 190,000 tonnes) and crushing of waste rock to be used in the construction of roads, operational areas and dams. The permit also includes the management of drainage water through water management structures in accordance with the environmental permit decision, and the construction of the lake base sediment storage area, landfill and operational areas, as well as construction of the office and maintenance areas.
The Regional Administrative Agency did not grant the company an authorization to prepare the draining of Syväjärvi and Heinäjärvi lakes pursuant to the Water Act. The Regional Administrative Agency states that the conditions required by the Water Act for granting a permit do not exist at this stage, but Keliber may request an enforcement order to drain the lakes later when the preparations of the project proceed.
The Regional Administrative Agency states that preparatory activities can commence after the company has obtained the right to use the mining area in accordance with the Mining Act. The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency has granted a mining permit for the Syväjärvi open pit mine in December 2018. The proceedings for establishing a mining area, which gives the right to use the mining area for mining operations are ongoing.
“We are pleased that we have received a decision from the Regional Administrative Agency. We will continue the preparations according our plans and the now received decision,” says Pertti Lamberg, CEO of Keliber.
Keliber Oy
Keliber Oy is a Finnish mining and chemical industry company with an objective of producing battery grade lithium hydroxide for the needs of the international lithium battery market.
Further information:
CEO Pertti Lamberg, tel. +358 50 599 1189
Environmental Manager Kari Wiikinkoski, tel. +358 50 375 3204
CEO Pertti Lamberg, tel. +358 50 599 1189
Environmental Manager Kari Wiikinkoski, tel. +358 50 375 3204