Norilsk mining complex

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf mining complex
gptkbp:annualProduction over 2,500 tons of palladium (varies by year)
over 200,000 tons of nickel (varies by year)
over 400,000 tons of copper (varies by year)
gptkbp:associatedWith Norilsk-Talnakh ore district
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Copper_Plant
gptkb:Nadezhda_Metallurgical_Plant
gptkb:Komsomolsky_mine
gptkb:Oktyabrsky_mine
gptkb:Talnakh_mine
Nickel Plant
Norilsk-1 mine
gptkbp:coordinates 69.3558° N, 88.1893° E
gptkbp:country gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1935
gptkbp:employs tens of thousands of workers
gptkbp:environmentalImpact major source of pollution in the Arctic region
gptkbp:historicalSignificance developed using forced labor during Soviet era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Norilsk mining complex
gptkbp:location gptkb:Norilsk
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
open-pit mining
gptkbp:notableEvent site of major 2020 diesel spill
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Nornickel
gptkbp:oreDepositType magmatic sulfide deposit
gptkbp:product gptkb:gold
copper
platinum
silver
cobalt
nickel
palladium
rhodium
gptkbp:significance one of the largest producers of nickel and palladium in the world
gptkbp:status active
gptkbp:type sulfide ores
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Glavnoe_Upravlenie_Lagerei
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6