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  Zarnitsa Mine Location in Russia  Zarnitsa Mine Zarnitsa Mine (Russia) | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Products | diamonds |
| Type | open-pit |
| Discovered | 1954 |
| Opened | 1998 |
| Company | ALROSA |
The Zarnitsa mine (Russian: Зарни́ца, IPA: [zɐrˈnʲit͡sə]; lit. 'Lightning') was the first kimberlite diamond pipe discovered in Russia.[1][2] It is located in the Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field, in the watershed of two small streams that flow into the Daldyn River,[3] in the north-eastern part of the country in the Sakha Republic.[4]
It was discovered on August 21, 1954, by geologists Natalya Sarsadskikh (Наталья Сарсадских) and Larisa Popugayeva, although their priority was recognized only in 1970 for Popugayeva and in 1990 for Sarsadskikh.[1] Initially the Zarnitsa mine was underestimated and the Mir mine discovered on 13 June 1955 was developed first, until Zarnitsa was re-evaluated in the early 1980s and recognized as developable. It has been working at full capacity since the early 2000s[2] and is now one of the largest diamond mines in Russia and in the world.[4] The mine has estimated reserves of 52 million carats of diamonds and an annual production capacity of 0.2 million carats.[4]
In 2006, a large 207.29 carat diamond was mined in the quarry of the Zarnitsa pipe, and named after the Russian theatrical and artistic figure Sergei Diaghilev.
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References
[edit]- 1 2 "История открытия якутских месторождений" (retrieved December 13, 2014)
- 1 2 Mark Nuttall, Encyclopedia of the Arctic, Section "Diamond Mining", pp. 488-489
- ↑ Alakit and Daldyn kimberlite fields, Siberia, Russia: Two types of mantle sub-terranes beneath central Yakutia?
- 1 2 3 "Diamond deposits in the Sakha Republic". rough-polished.com. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-07.