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The world's ten most northerly active mines, as of January 2016[1]
name nation location owner product notes
Gruve 7 Norway Svalbard Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani coal
  • an underground mine
Barentsburg Norway Svalbard Arctic Ugol coal
  • an underground mine
Lunckefjell Norway Svalbard Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani coal
  • an underground mine
Svea Nord Norway Svalbard Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani coal
  • an underground mine
Nizhne-Lenskoye Russia Siberia Alrosa diamonds
  • a placer (surface) mine
Mary River Canada Nunavut Baffinland Iron Mines iron ore
  • an open pit mine
  • The Mary River deposit has such a high concentration of iron that it does not need to be processed, on site, prior to being shipped to customers
Almazy Anabara Russia Siberia Alrosa diamonds
  • a placer (surface) mine
Sydvaranger Norway Kirkenes Sydvaranger Gruve AS iron ore
  • an open pit mine
Taimyrsky Russia Siberia Polar Division hard rock mine
  • both underground and open pit
Oktyabrsky Russia Siberia Polar Division hard rock mine
  • an underground mine

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The world's northernmost mines". Mining.com. 2016-01-16. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-23. The world's northernmost mines are all located in just three countries