OPEN PIT AMBER MINE
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With a depth of 65 m, it is the main interest of Yantarny. While only 1,000 tons of amber were extracted during the Soviet period, today the mine has reached a production of 300,000 tons per year. 25 % of the extracted amber is used in the manufacture of jewellery. The rest is processed for use in welding, painting and medicine. More than 300 colours characterise Baltic amber and 1 m3 of amber can exceed one million dollars.
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Visited in august 2019
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Unique!!!
Unique place where it stays 90% of the amber in the world. You can see from far away the giant excavator (an old one is just close to The entrance) moving tons of rocks one kilometers away. They say that At the end of mining operation (2102) the mine Will be 2,5 square kilometers. Go in the bar to see the video (for The English version ask to The bar Lady) that explains the detail of the operation. The must is The entrance in the pyramid about 3 square meters large that apparently seem just of Brown metal but inside it shows that it is all made of small pieces of amber.
Visited in june 2016
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C est une mine en plein air qu on voit du haut d un promontoir . on ne va pas directement sur le site pour des raisons de sécurité je pense .
