The police inspects and documents every waste load lifted from the gold mine. Three weeks have been reserved for emptying.
The emptying of the illegal dump that was discovered at the Orivesi gold mine has begun.
In addition to the amount of waste, the police find out when the waste was buried. It is important from the point of view of assigning responsibility, because several persons have been responsible at the time of the crime. The owner of the mine has also changed.
– There are, for example, packages with a date. The time of burying the waste can be found out with an accuracy of at least a year, Länsipuro estimates from the construction site.
The police suspect three people who work or have previously worked in the management positions of the mining company Dragon Mining for an environmental crime related to the secret dump. The mining company is also suspected of a crime. The investigation began in 2018 after the secret dump was revealed.
According to the police’s plan, it will take three weeks to empty the mine. The emptying work is done by an external contractor separate from the mining operation.
Other stays in the area are prohibited during work and screening, i.e. during May and June. The police have also ordered a ban on flying drones in the Orivesi mine area for the period 2-19. May 2023.