Mirny Mine (Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe), Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russia i
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Mirny Mine (Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe) Mine
Mirny Urban District
Mirninsky District District
Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Republic
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Mirny Mine (Mir Mine; Mir Pipe; Myr Pipe)	Mine
Mirny	Urban District
Mirninsky District	District
Sakha Republic (Yakutia)	Republic
Russia	Country

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Mirny Open Pit Mine, 2008

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Mirny Open Pit Mine, 2008

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Mirny Open Pit Mine, 2008

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):

62° 31' 47'' North , 113° 59' 14'' East

Latitude & Longitude (decimal):

G#: ye159z5ng

Locality type:

Age:

403 ± 15 Ma

Geologic Time:

Early Devonian

Dating method:

K-Ar

Reference for age:

Kravchinsky, V. A., Konstantinov, K. M., Courtillot, V., Savrasov, J. I., Valet, J. P., Cherniy, S. D., ... & Parasotka, B. S. (2002). Palaeomagnetism of East Siberian traps and kimberlites: two new poles and palaeogeographic reconstructions at about 360

Köppen climate type:

Dfc : Subarctic climate

Nearest Settlements:

Place	Population	Distance
Mirny	40,308 (2016)	1.5km
Almaznyy	1,699 (2012)	19.6km

Name(s) in local language(s):

Кимберлитовая алмазная трубка «Мир»

A diamond mine (on a kimberlite pipe) featuring an open pit several hundred meters deep.

It was discovered in 1955. The open-pit mining closed in 2001. By 1999, the project operated exclusively as an underground mine. As an excavated hole, it is 525 meters deep (4th in the world) and has a diameter of 1,200-meters, making it the second largest in the world, after the Bingham Canyon Mine.

Life of mine – up to 2043 at the design capacity of 1 million tons of ore per year; current annual capacity of the mine is 500 thousand tons of ore.

It produced the '26th Congress of the CPSU' diamond, which at 342.57 carats, is the largest gem diamond ever found in Russia or the former USSR (as of 2020).

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Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.

ⓘ Diamond

Mineral List

21 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Anyuiite

Formula: AuPb₂

Reference: Extra Lapis English No. 5 Gold

ⓘ Calcite

Formula: CaCO₃

ⓘ Chalcopyrite

Formula: CuFeS₂

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Clinochlore

Formula: Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈

Reference: Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra.

ⓘ Coesite

Formula: SiO₂

Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

Diamond

Mirny Mine, Mirny, Mirninsky District, Sakha Republic, Russia

ⓘ Diamond

Formula: C

Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone, 1, 11-20.; Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).; O'Neil, P. (1983) Planet Earth - Gemstones. Time-Life Books, Arlington, Virginia, USA, 176 pages.; Mining Annual Review (1985): 516.;

ⓘ Diopside

Formula: CaMgSi₂O₆

Reference: Van King

ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside

Formula: Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

Reference: Van King

ⓘ Djerfisherite

Formula: K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Enstatite

Formula: Mg₂Si₂O₆

Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Forsterite

Formula: Mg₂SiO₄

Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.; Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885.

ⓘ Ilmenite

Formula: Fe²⁺TiO₃

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Kyanite

Formula: Al₂(SiO₄)O

Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Magnesiochromite

Formula: MgCr₂O₄

Reference: Van King

ⓘ Omphacite

Formula: (Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆

Reference: Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

ⓘ Pentlandite

Formula: (Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Phlogopite

Formula: KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂

Reference: Frantsesson, E.V. (1970) The petrology of kimberlites. Translated by D.A. Brown, Department of Geology Publication No. 150, Australian National University, Canberra.

ⓘ Pyrite

Formula: FeS₂

ⓘ Pyrope

Formula: Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃

Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1:11-20.; Goldschmidt Conference Abstracts (2011) Mineralogical Magazine: p1885.

ⓘ Pyrrhotite

Formula: Fe_1-xS

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Tochilinite

Formula: Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀

Reference: Anthony, J.W., Bideaux, R.A., Bladh, K.W., Nichols, M.C. (1990) Handbook of Mineralogy. Vol. 1. Mineralogical Society of America, Chantilly, VA 20151-1110, USA.

ⓘ Zircon

Formula: Zr(SiO₄)

Reference: Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘ	Anyuiite	1.AA.15	AuPb₂
ⓘ	Diamond	1.CB.10a	C
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.CB.10a	CuFeS₂
ⓘ	Djerfisherite	2.FC.05	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.BB.15	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.EB.05a	FeS₂
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.CC.10	Fe_1-xS
ⓘ	Tochilinite	2.FD.35	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘ	Coesite	4.DA.35	SiO₂
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.CB.05	Fe²⁺TiO₃
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	4.BB.05	MgCr₂O₄
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘ	Calcite	5.AB.05	CaCO₃
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘ	Clinochlore	9.EC.55	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
ⓘ	Diopside	9.DA.15	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	9.DA.15	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Enstatite	9.DA.05	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Forsterite	9.AC.05	Mg₂SiO₄
ⓘ	Kyanite	9.AF.15	Al₂(SiO₄)O
ⓘ	Omphacite	9.DA.20	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Phlogopite	9.EC.20	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
ⓘ	Pyrope	9.AD.25	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
ⓘ	Zircon	9.AD.30	Zr(SiO₄)

List of minerals arranged by Dana 8th Edition classification

Group 1 - NATIVE ELEMENTS AND ALLOYS
Metals, other than the Platinum Group
ⓘ	Anyuiite	1.1.4.1	AuPb₂
Semi-metals and non-metals
ⓘ	Diamond	1.3.6.1	C
Group 2 - SULFIDES
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 9:8
ⓘ	Pentlandite	2.7.1.1	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
A_mX_p, with m:p = 1:1
ⓘ	Pyrrhotite	2.8.10.1	Fe_1-xS
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:1
ⓘ	Chalcopyrite	2.9.1.1	CuFeS₂
A_mB_nX_p, with (m+n):p = 1:2
ⓘ	Pyrite	2.12.1.1	FeS₂
Hydroxysulfides and Hydrated Sulfides
ⓘ	Tochilinite	2.14.2.1	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Chlor-sulfides
ⓘ	Djerfisherite	2.15.2.1	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Group 4 - SIMPLE OXIDES
A₂X₃
ⓘ	Ilmenite	4.3.5.1	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Group 7 - MULTIPLE OXIDES
AB₂X₄
ⓘ	Magnesiochromite	7.2.3.1	MgCr₂O₄
Group 14 - ANHYDROUS NORMAL CARBONATES
A(XO₃)
ⓘ	Calcite	14.1.1.1	CaCO₃
Group 51 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO₄ Groups Only
Insular SiO₄ Groups Only with all cations in octahedral [6] coordination
ⓘ	Forsterite	51.3.1.2	Mg₂SiO₄
Insular SiO₄ Groups Only with cations in [6] and >[6] coordination
ⓘ	Pyrope	51.4.3a.1	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Insular SiO₄ Groups Only with cations in >[6] coordination
ⓘ	Zircon	51.5.2.1	Zr(SiO₄)
Group 52 - NESOSILICATES Insular SiO₄ Groups and O,OH,F,H₂O
Insular SiO₄ Groups and O, OH, F, and H₂O with cations in [4] and >[4] coordination
ⓘ	Kyanite	52.2.2c.1	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Group 65 - INOSILICATES Single-Width,Unbranched Chains,(W=1)
Single-Width Unbranched Chains, W=1 with chains P=2
ⓘ	Diopside	65.1.3a.1	CaMgSi₂O₆
ⓘ	Enstatite	65.1.2.1	Mg₂Si₂O₆
ⓘ	Omphacite	65.1.3b.1	(Na_aCa_bFe²⁺_cMg_d)(Al_eFe³⁺_fFe²⁺_gMg_h)Si₂O₆
Group 71 - PHYLLOSILICATES Sheets of Six-Membered Rings
Sheets of 6-membered rings with 2:1 layers
ⓘ	Phlogopite	71.2.2b.1	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Sheets of 6-membered rings interlayered 1:1, 2:1, and octahedra
ⓘ	Clinochlore	71.4.1.4	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Group 75 - TECTOSILICATES Si Tetrahedral Frameworks
Si Tetrahedral Frameworks - SiO₂ with [4] coordinated Si
ⓘ	Coesite	75.1.4.1	SiO₂
Unclassified Minerals, Mixtures, etc.
ⓘ	Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	-	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆

List of minerals for each chemical element

H	Hydrogen
H	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
H	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
H	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
C	Carbon
C	ⓘ Diamond	C
C	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	Oxygen
O	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
O	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
O	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
O	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
O	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
O	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
O	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
O	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
O	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
O	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
O	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
O	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
O	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Na	Sodium
Na	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	Magnesium
Mg	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Mg	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Mg	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Mg	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Mg	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Mg	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Mg	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Mg	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Al	Aluminium
Al	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Al	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Al	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Al	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Al	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	Silicon
Si	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Forsterite	Mg₂SiO₄
Si	ⓘ Pyrope	Mg₃Al₂(SiO₄)₃
Si	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Si	ⓘ Clinochlore	Mg₅Al(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₈
Si	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Coesite	SiO₂
Si	ⓘ Enstatite	Mg₂Si₂O₆
Si	ⓘ Kyanite	Al₂(SiO₄)O
Si	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Si	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
S	Sulfur
S	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
S	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
S	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
S	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
S	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
S	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Cl	Chlorine
Cl	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	Potassium
K	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
K	ⓘ Phlogopite	KMg₃(AlSi₃O₁₀)(OH)₂
Ca	Calcium
Ca	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Calcite	CaCO₃
Ca	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ca	ⓘ Diopside	CaMgSi₂O₆
Ti	Titanium
Ti	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Cr	Chromium
Cr	ⓘ Diopside var. Chromium-bearing Diopside	Ca(Mg,Cr)Si₂O₆
Cr	ⓘ Magnesiochromite	MgCr₂O₄
Fe	Iron
Fe	ⓘ Tochilinite	Fe²⁺_5-6(Mg,Fe²⁺)₅S₆(OH)₁₀
Fe	ⓘ Pyrrhotite	Fe_1-xS
Fe	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Fe	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Fe	ⓘ Ilmenite	Fe²⁺TiO₃
Fe	ⓘ Pyrite	FeS₂
Fe	ⓘ Omphacite	(Na_aCa_bFe_c²⁺Mg_d)(Al_eFe_f³⁺Fe_g²⁺Mg_h)Si₂O₆
Ni	Nickel
Ni	ⓘ Pentlandite	(Ni_xFe_y)_Σ9S₈
Ni	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Cu	Copper
Cu	ⓘ Chalcopyrite	CuFeS₂
Cu	ⓘ Djerfisherite	K₆(Fe,Cu,Ni)₂₅S₂₆Cl
Zr	Zirconium
Zr	ⓘ Zircon	Zr(SiO₄)
Au	Gold
Au	ⓘ Anyuiite	AuPb₂
Pb	Lead
Pb	ⓘ Anyuiite	AuPb₂

References

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Evseev, A.A. (1973) Siberia's Crystals and Symmetry in the Distribution of Occurrences of Minerals. World of Stone: 1: 11-20.

Gübelin, E. and Wolgensinger, M. (1976) Edelstenen. Uitgeverij Artis, Brussel (in Dutch).

O'Neil, P. (1983) Gemstones (Planet Earth Series). Time Life Education, 176 pp.

Mining Annual Review (1985) 516.

Argunov, K.P. (1990) Inclusions of potassic phases, coesite and omphacite in a coated diamond crystal from the Mir pipe. Doklady Akademii Nauk SSSR: 310: 129-140.

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