The international Gemdale Ltd. has applied for permission to search for gold, copper and cobalt in the area.
The natural resources of the soil are also of interest to companies in Central Finland.
This week, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, Tukes, has approved an ore prospecting permit application based on the Mining Act, which concerns the areas of the municipalities of Pihtiputaa, Haapajärvi and Reisjärvi. The size of the permit area is a total of approximately 2,640 hectares, of which approximately 1,510 hectares are located in Pihtiputaa municipality.
The international Gemdale Ltd. has applied for permission to search for gold, copper and cobalt in the area. The company’s business is, among other things, mineral exploration.
An ore prospecting permit is valid for a maximum of four years after the decision becomes law.
Pursuant to the Mining Act, Tukes’ decision can be appealed by appealing to the administrative court.
Based on the prospecting permit application, the methods of prospecting in the area may include moraine and rock outcrop sampling, geophysical surveys, digging research trenches, bed moraine sampling and bedrock drilling.
Akkerman Finland Oy, on the other hand, is applying for an ore prospecting permit for Viitasaari. The company wants to search for copper, zinc, lead, silver, gold and cobalt in the Kolima area.
Akkerman Finland will hold an information session about the Kolima ore prospecting project at Viitasaari town hall on Thursday, December 1, starting at 5 p.m.