Butuobinskaya diamond mine

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Butuobinskaya mine
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Butuobinskaya mine
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Butuobinskaya mine
Location Nyurbinsky District
Federal subject Sakha Republic
Country Russia
Coordinates 65°00′05″N117°03′17″E / 65.00139°N 117.05472°E / 65.00139; 117.05472
Production
Products diamonds
Typeopen-pit
History
Discovered1994
Opened2015 [1]
Owner
Company ALROSA

The Butuobinskaya mine or Botuobinskaya mine is one of the largest diamond mines in Russia and in the world. [2] The mine is located in the north-eastern part of the country in the Sakha Republic. [2] The mine has estimated reserves of 93 million carats of diamonds and an annual production capacity of 0.2 million carats. [2] In 2018, the mine produced 1.4 million carats. The mine is a short drive from another diamond mine, the Nurbinskaya diamond mine. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alrosa Launches Mining on the Botuobinskaya Pipe". E & MJ. 2011-01-26. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  2. 1 2 3 "Diamond deposits in the Sakha Republic". rough-polished.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-07.
  3. ↑ Warren, Katie (2019-09-04). "Russia is the world's largest producer of diamonds. I toured a mine in Siberia that produced 1.4 million carats of diamonds in 2018 - here's what it was like". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
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