Tulikivi Oyj announced that Erkki Kuronen has been appointed Managing Director of Nordic Talc Oy, a part of the Tulikivi Group. Kuronen comes to Nordic Talc from Sotkamo Silver AB, where he is CEO. He has been employed at Sotkamo Silver since 2016.

Previously, he worked for Mondo Minerals Group as Geology and Mining Manager and in other positions as of 1996. The objective of Nordic Talc Oy is the industrial exploitation of Tulikivi's talc reserves in the Suomussalmi mining district. Nordic Talc Oy is currently preparing a feasibility study of the Suomussalmi talc project, the purpose of which is to further specify the project's profitability, environmental and mining plans for industrial operations and the environmental impact assessment.