Mining by country

Mining in the Åland Islands

Mining in the Åland Islands: the public figures we hold so far. No world production share, mine or listed company project is recorded here yet.

History of mining in the Åland Islands

What the ground holds. granite (rapakivi); building and paving stone Source: KIVI - Stone from Finland

How prospectors changed the worldThe full mining timeline

Mining elsewhere in Europe

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World shares: USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries, latest year per mineral. Mineral rents, exports and governance: World Bank WDI and WGI. Trade: CEPII BACI. Projects: listed companies' announcements.

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Stories from the Åland Islands and its minerals

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Cover photos from Wikimedia Commons: The Big Hole by Rudolph Botha, CC BY-SA 3.0.