Natural stone exploration projects in the Finnish - Russian border zone Natural stone what it is?

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1 Natural stone what it is?

2 Natural stone where is it used?

3 DIMENSION STONES IN THE KARELIAN REPUBLIC - A PILOT STUDY Evaluation of the present geological data related to dimension stone deposits and it s accessibility Clarifying the situation of laws and regulations on exploration and utilization of dimension stone deposits Getting information about the operating conditions of private dimension stone companies in The Republic of Karelia. Budget , funded by 3 Finnish stone companies, Ministry of Trade and Industry and GTK Carried out in cooperation between Russian Academy of Sciences, Karelian Research Institute, Institute of Geology and GTK

4 Interreg IIIA Karelia projects PROJECT DURATION BUDGET MANAGER COMPANY FINANCING PARTNERS Development of natural stone production in the soapstone bearing areas in Eastern Finland and adjacent Republic of Karelia Development of networking and material basis of natural stone companies Assessment of production abilities of the stone material and operational environment related to the Ruskeala carbonate deposit Municipality of Suomussalmi Tulikivi Oyj Town of Kuhmo Kivia Oy Paljakka Gold Oy Lapp Rock Oy Kuhmon puu ja kivi Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy - Russian Academy of Sciences, Karelian Research Centre, Institute of Geology (IG.KRC RAS) - Committee of Natural Resources of the Republic of Karelia - IG.KRC RAS - Town of Kostamuksha - Pukes Oy - IG.KRC RAS The role of GTK: Planning Expert consultancy work Field operations

5 Tacis CBC Small project with GTK involvement PROJECT DURATION BUDGET MANAGER COMPANY FINANCING KOSSTONE PROJECT Model of stone industry cooperation in the region of Euregio Karelia Regional Council of Kainuu PARTNERS (Also financing the project) - Town of Kuhmo - Municipality of Suomussalmi - City of Kostamuksha - IG.KRC RAS The role of GTK: Expert consultancy work

6 Example: Development of natural stone production in the soapstone bearing areas in Eastern Finland and adjacent Republic of Karelia SOME SPECIAL TASKS IN THE PROJECT: Development of the use of natural stone information - Harmonizing the production quality requirements set for natural stone deposits - Developing and enhancing the use of geological and geophysical material - Exchanging knowledge on the stone formations suitable for soap stone occurrence - Exchanging research information - Transferring methods of exploration between partners Field seminar 2003: Geological and geophysical methods used in the soapstone prospecting and exploration in the Archean greenstone belts of eastern Finland and Karelia - Magnetic, electromagnetic and gravimetric measurements - Geophysical data transferring, editing and analysis - Field demonstration / geological mapping and boulder prospecting - Planning a small diamond and percussion drilling program by using the analysed geophysical data and the data from field observations - Field demonstration / diamond drilling and percussion drilling - Drill core logging and analysing the percussion drilling results

7 Example: Assessment of production abilities of the stone material and operational environment related to the Ruskeala carbonate deposit / Juuan Dolomiittikalkki Oy Goals of the project: Assessment of the quality aspects of the Ruskeala carbonate deposit for natural stone production Assessment of the operational environment Starting of the production Present status of the project: Assessment of the quality aspects going on Production licence granted 2004 Preparation of the quarrying started