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Iron Ore Mines in Russia
Russia has 31 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 5th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 3% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 24 operating and 5 under construction or proposed. The largest is Metalloinvest Lebedinsky Mine.
The largest owner-operators are EVRAZ PLC (9), Alrosa PJSC (4) and GMK TIMIR ZAO (4) — EVRAZ PLC alone is named on 29% of them. Half of Russia's iron ore mines in service predate 1963 (median commissioning year of the 15 with a known date), 4 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is EVRAZ Sheregesh Mine, dating from 1931. 5 are in the pipeline, led by Garinskoye Mine, proposed.
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Largest iron ore mines in Russia
- Metalloinvest Lebedinsky Mine1972
- NLMK Stoilensky Mine1961
- Metalloinvest Mikhailovsky Mine1961
- EVRAZ Sobstvenno-Kachkanarskoye Mine2020
- Severstal Karelsky Okatysh Complex Mine1982
- Kovdorsky GOK Kovdorskoye Mine1962
- EVRAZ Sheregesh Mine1931
- Bystrinskoye Mine
- EVRAZ Tashtagol Mine1941
- Magnitogorsk Malyi Kuibas Mine1973
- VGOK Yuzhnaya Mine
Who owns Russia's iron ore mines
- EVRAZ PLC9 29%
- Alrosa PJSC4 13%
- GMK TIMIR ZAO4 13%
- EVRAZ ZSMK3 10%
- NPRO Ural LLC3 10%
- Severstal PJSC3 10%
- Vysokogorsky GOK3 10%
- EVRAZ KGOK2 6%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1930s1
- 1940s1
- 1950s1
- 1960s5
- 1970s2
- 1980s1
- 2010s1
- 2020s3
Median commissioning year 1963 · oldest EVRAZ Sheregesh Mine (1931) · newest Mechel Yakutskaya Sivaglinsky Mine (2023) · 15 of 31 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Garinskoye Mineproposed
- IRC Bolshoi Seyim Mineproposed
- Timir Desovskoye Mine2027 · proposed
- Timir Gorkitskoye Mineproposed
- Timir Tarynnakhskoye Mineproposed
How Russia compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 2. China201
- 3. Australia98
- 4. Brazil56
- 5. Russia31
- 6. North Korea19
- 7. Malaysia18
- 8. Mongolia17
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Russia?
- OverWatts maps 31 iron ore mines in Russia — 3% of the world's mapped total, the 5th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Russia?
- Metalloinvest Lebedinsky Mine, operated by YueSeM Holding Company LLC.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Russia?
- EVRAZ PLC is named as owner or operator on the most — 9 of 31 (29%). Next are Alrosa PJSC (4), GMK TIMIR ZAO (4) and EVRAZ ZSMK (3).
- How old are Russia's iron ore mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1963, across the 15 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is EVRAZ Sheregesh Mine (1931); 4 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron ore mines are being built in Russia?
- 5 projects are under construction or proposed. The largest are Garinskoye Mine, IRC Bolshoi Seyim Mine and Timir Desovskoye Mine.