The Kostomuksha mine is a large
iron
Iron () is a chemical element with Symbol (chemistry), symbol Fe (from la, Wikt:ferrum, ferrum) and atomic number 26. It is a metal that belongs to the first transition series and group 8 element, group 8 of the periodic table. It is, Abundanc ...
mine located in north-western
Russia
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in the
Republic of Karelia.
Kostomuksha represents one of the largest
iron ore reserves in
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
and in the world having estimated reserves of 10 billion tonnes of ore grading 45% iron metal.
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Iron mines in Russia