Kupol Gold Mine

Kupol
Northern view of the Kupol Gold Mine
Location
Kupol is located in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
Kupol
Kupol
Location of Kupol Knox Gold Mine
LocationBilibinsky District
Federal subjectChukotka Autonomous Okrug
CountryRussia
Coordinates66°47′0″N 169°33′0″E / 66.78333°N 169.55000°E / 66.78333; 169.55000
Production
Production554,008[1][a]
Financial year2010
History
Opened2007[2][unreliable source?][b]
Active2007–present
Owner
CompanyKinross Gold
Websitekinross.com
Year of acquisition2007 KGC

Kupol Gold Mine is a combination underground and open pit gold and silver mine located in the Bilibinsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia, at the eastern end of the Anyuy Range. The mine, which produces gold and silver doré bars,[3] is 100% owned by Toronto based Kinross Gold. The name Kupol (Russian: купол), literally means "dome".[4]

  1. ^ "Kupol, Russia". Kinross Gold. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  2. ^ "Kupol Gold and Silver Mine, Russia". Mining-Technology.com. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
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