The Mayak mine is a large
copper mine
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located in the center of
Russia
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in
Krasnoyarsk Krai
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. Mayak represents one of the largest copper reserve in
Russia
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and in the world having estimated reserves of 456.7 million tonnes of ore grading 2.05% copper.
See also
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List of mines in Russia
This list of mines in Russia is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country organized by primary mineral output. For practical reasons, this list also contains stone, marble and other quarry, ...
References
Copper mines in Russia
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