The North Onezhsky mine (russian: Северо-Онежский бокситовый рудник, ''Severo-Onezhsky Boksitovy Rundnik'') is a large mine located in the northern part of

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Arkhangelsk Oblast Arkhangelsk Oblast (russian: Арха́нгельская о́бласть, ''Arkhangelskaya oblast'') is a federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It includes the Arctic Ocean, Arctic archipelagos of Franz Josef Land ...

. It operates on one of the sections of the Iksinskoye bauxite deposit ( Иксинское месторождение). North Onezhsky represents one of the largest

bauxite Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(O ...

reserve in

and one of the largest in

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, having estimated reserves of 120 million tonnes. The miners' town near the mine is called

Severoonezhsk Severoonezhsk (russian: Северооне́жск) is an urban locality (an urban-type settlement) in Plesetsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, located west of the town of Mirny, on the left bank of the Onega River. Municipally, it is ...

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