8. Finland
Finland plays an important role in the world’s (and especially Europe’s) mining industry. There are over 40 active mines in Finland, and also several big deposits of the platinum group of metals. The most potential areas for extracting those minerals are northern parts of the country, which have recently developed a network of mining activities. Apart from those, Finland’s production of the platinum group of metals has been in a slight decrease since 2014.
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