Russian mining giant Alrosa said that the newly developed Mayskaya pipe is expected to start yielding diamonds in 2025, and that the deposit will bring approximately 1 million carats a year, Rough & Polished reports.
The Mayskaya pipe was discovered in 2006. It is located in the Nakyn ore field, close to the nminer’s existing Botuobinsky and Nyurbinsky open pits and 3 km southwest of the Botuobinskaya pipe in the Nyurbinsky district of Yakutia – about 300 km from the town of Mirny.
Alexey Kovalenko, Head of the Mirny-Nyurba Division, said that Mayskaya “[…] will help Alrosa to achieve its mid-term production outlook of 35-36 million carats by 2025-2026.”
