| Pyrkakay mine | |
| Pushpin Map: | Russia Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Coordinates: | 69.5167°N 230°W |
| Place: | Shelag Range |
| State/Province: | Chukotka Autonomous Okrug |
| Country: | Russia |
| Owner: | Pyrkakayskiye Shtokverki (пыркакайские штокверки) |
| Products: | tin |
| Closing Year: | 1998 |
The Pyrkakay mine was a large open pit mine located in the Shelag Range, Chukotka Mountains, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, North-eastern Russia.
Pyrkakay represented one of the largest tin reserves in Russia having estimated reserves of 228.5 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23% tin.[1]
The Krasnoarmeysky settlement, built to house the miners, was determined to no longer be economically viable in 1998 and is now a ghost town.[2]