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Elkon mine

Coordinates: 58°34′00″N 126°15′00″E / 58.5667°N 126.2500°E / 58.5667; 126.2500
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Elkon mine
Location
Sakha Republic
CountryRussia
Production
Productsuranium

The Elkon mine is a large open pit mine in the eastern part of Russia in Sakha Republic. Elkon represents one of the largest uranium reserves in Russia having estimated reserves of 219.2 million tonnes of ore grading 0.15% uranium.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Russia's nuclear fuel cycle". world-nuclear.org. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-07-05.

58°34′00″N 126°15′00″E / 58.5667°N 126.2500°E / 58.5667; 126.2500