1. 2011 December 15th : The Europe’s largest emerald mine reopens in Urals
Moscow, Dec 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti)
Production has resumed at Europe’s largest emerald deposit in Russia’s Sverdlovsk region in
the Ural mountains following an idle period of several years. The Ural Mountains, or t he
Urals, are a mountain range that runs approximately from north to south through western
Russia, from the coast of the Arctic ocean to the Ural river and northwestern Kazakhstan.
Beryl, the source of emeralds and the principal ore of beryllium, as well as ores of rare earth
metals, were produced at the deposit for defence and nuclear industry needs. But in the
1990s the mine faced financial difficulties due to the cancellation of state orders and neglect
by the new owners.
Beryl is a strategic raw material for aircraft and rocket manufacturing, guidance and
positioning systems, production of special alloys and other high-tech industries.
Ultimately the licence to the deposit was issued to the Kaliningrad amber plant that
maintained it in a safe working condition for the past three years.
The mine will provide 560 jobs once production reaches design capacity.
«For a small mining town, this is a substantial figure. Many social and economic problems in
the district will be resolved, and the quality of life will rise. People will feel confident about
the future», acting Governor Anatoly Gredin said.
2011 年 12 月 15 日:在欧洲最大的祖母綠矿重开在乌拉尔
莫斯科,12 月 3 日(IANS /俄新社)
生产已经恢复,在下面几年的空闲时间欧洲最大的祖母绿矿床在俄罗斯的斯维尔德洛夫斯克州乌拉尔山脉。
乌拉尔山脉,或乌拉尔,是从北大约运行向南流经俄罗斯西部,从北冰洋到乌拉尔河,哈萨克斯坦西北部
的海岸山脉。
绿柱石,绿宝石的来源和铍的主要矿石,以及稀土金属矿,分别产生于存款国防和核工业的需求。但在上
世纪 90 年代的煤矿面临财政困难,由于国家取消订单,而忽略了新主人。