Udachnaya pipe

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Udachnaya pipe
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The Udachnaya pipe
Udachnaya pipe is located in Russia
Udachnaya pipe
Udachnaya pipe
Location in Russia
Coordinates66°26′N 112°19′E / 66.433°N 112.317°E / 66.433; 112.317Coordinates: 66°26′N 112°19′E / 66.433°N 112.317°E / 66.433; 112.317
Production
ProductsDiamonds
Owner
CompanyAlrosa

The Udachnaya pipe (Russian: тру́бка Уда́чная, literally lucky pipe) is a diamond deposit in the Daldyn-Alakit kimberlite field in Sakha Republic, Russia.[1] It is an open-pit mine,[2] and is located just outside the Arctic circle at

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66°26′N 112°19′E / 66.433°N 112.317°E / 66.433; 112.317.[3]

History[]

Udachnaya was discovered on 15 June 1955, just two days after the discovery of the diamond pipe Mir by Soviet geologist Vladimir Shchukin and his team.[4] It is about 640 metres (2,100 ft) deep, making it the third deepest open-pit mine in the world (after Bingham Canyon Mine and Chuquicamata).[4]

The nearby settlement of Udachny is named for the deposit.

As of 2010, Udachnaya pipe is controlled by Russian diamond company Alrosa, which planned to halt open-pit mining in favor of underground mining in 2010.[2]

The mine has estimated reserves of 225.8 million carats (45.16 t) of diamonds and an annual production capacity of 10.4 million carats (2.08 t).[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Barthelmy, David. "Amakinite Mineral Data". Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Meeting of ALROSA Supervisory Board". Alrosa. 2004-05-24. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  3. ^ "Udachny town, Yakutia, established by Udachnaya Pipe in 1968". Moi gorod (in Russian). Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b М. Владимиров; Р.М. Лобацкая; Н.В.Воронцова; В.М.Усачев (2006). МИРОВОЙ РЫНОК ЮВЕЛИРНЫХ КАМНЕЙ (in Russian). Irkutsk: IrGTU. p. 107. Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2006-12-31.
  5. ^ "Diamond deposits in the Sakha Republic". rough-polished.com. 25 June 2012.

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