Northernmost mines

The world's ten most northerly active mines, as of January 2016^[1]
name	nation	location	owner	product	notes
Gruve 7	Norway	Svalbard	Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani	coal	an underground mine
Barentsburg	Norway	Svalbard	Arctic Ugol	coal	an underground mine
Lunckefjell	Norway	Svalbard	Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani	coal	an underground mine
Svea Nord	Norway	Svalbard	Store Norske Spitsbergen Kulkompani	coal	an underground mine
Nizhne-Lenskoye	Russia	Siberia	Alrosa	diamonds	a placer (surface) mine
Mary River	Canada	Nunavut	Baffinland Iron Mines	iron ore	an open pit mine The Mary River deposit has such a high concentration of iron that it does not need to be processed, on site, prior to being shipped to customers
Almazy Anabara	Russia	Siberia	Alrosa	diamonds	a placer (surface) mine
Sydvaranger	Norway	Kirkenes	Sydvaranger Gruve AS	iron ore	an open pit mine
Taimyrsky	Russia	Siberia	Polar Division	hard rock mine	both underground and open pit
Oktyabrsky	Russia	Siberia	Polar Division	hard rock mine	an underground mine

References

↑ "The world's northernmost mines". Mining.com. 2016-01-16. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-02-23. The world's northernmost mines are all located in just three countries