The Pyrkakay mine was a large open pit mine located in the Shelag Range, Chukotka Mountains, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, North-eastern Russia.
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Pyrkakay mine Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Location | Shelag Range |
| Chukotka Autonomous Okrug | |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 69°31′N 171°59′E / 69.517°N 171.983°E |
| Production | |
| Products | tin |
| History | |
| Closed | 1998 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Pyrkakayskiye Shtokverki (пыркакайские штокверки) |
Pyrkakay represented one of the largest tin reserves in Russia having estimated reserves of 228.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23% tin.[1]
The Krasnoarmeysky settlement, built to house the miners, was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998 and is now a ghost town.[2]
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- ^ "Abramovich failed to sell a major tin deposit in Chukotka to the Chinese". 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-19. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
- ^ Dead-cities.ru Entry on Krasnoarmeysky Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
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