Yubileynaya mine | |
Pushpin Map: | Russia Sakha Republic#Russia |
Coordinates: | 66.0003°N 111.2317°W |
Place: | Mirninsky District |
Subdivision Type: | Federal subject |
State/Province: | Sakha Republic |
Country: | Russia |
Owner: | ALROSA |
Products: | diamonds |
Type: | open-pit |
Discovery Year: | 1975 |
The Yubileynaya mine (ru|Юбиле́йная, pronounced as /ru/;) is one of the largest diamond mines in Russia and in the world.[1] The mine is located in the north-eastern part of the country in the Sakha Republic.,[1] 20 kilometers from the settlement of Aykhal. The mine has estimated reserves of 170.6 million carats of diamonds and an annual production capacity of 3.6 million carats.[1]
In 2013, a large 235.17 carat diamond was mined in the quarry of the Yubileynaya pipe, named after the three hundredth and eightieth anniversary of the founding of the town of Vilyuysk.