.jpg) The Mir mine in Yakutia | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
  Mir Mine Location in Sakha Republic, Russia | |
| Location | Mirny, Sakha Republic |
| Region | Siberia |
| Country | Russia |
| Coordinates | 62°31′45″N 113°59′36″E / 62.52917°N 113.99333°E |
| Production | |
| Products | Diamonds |
| Production | 10,000,000 carats (2,000 kg) per year |
| Financial year | 1960s |
| History | |
| Opened | 1957 |
| Closed | 2004 |
| Owner | |
| Company | Alrosa |
| Website | Link[permanent dead link] |
| Year of acquisition | 1992 |
The Mir mine (Russian: Ми́р, IPA: [ˈmʲir]; lit. 'Peace'), also called the Mirny mine, is an open pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Sakha Republic, in the Siberian region of eastern Russia. The mine is more than 525 meters (1,722 ft) deep (4th in the world), has a diameter of 1,200 m (3,900 ft),[1] and is one of the largest excavated holes in the world.
Open-pit mining began in 1957 and was discontinued in 2001. Since 2009, it has been active as an underground diamond mine.[2]
- ^ "Mirninsky GOK" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2012-12-21. Retrieved 2009-08-08. English version
- ^ "Underground Mine of Mir Commissioned". Alrosa. Archived from the original on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2017.