Gallery: Take a Tour of Kupol, an Isolated, Freezing Gold Mine in Siberia
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Located in a remote corner of Siberia, more than 1,000 people live and work in this barren landscape.
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A drill covered with special housing to protect it from Arctic temperatures.
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A worker checks instruments at a meteorological station.
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Vehicles on the 200- mile ice supply road that connects the Kupol gold mine to the port of Pevek.
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A worker smelting gold into ingots.
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The gold concentration plant uses 4.5 thousand tons of ore from the Kupol and Dvoinoye deposits.
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Gold is extracted from underground mines a quarter-mile deep.
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Inside the mine.
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A scientist in the Kupol laboratory creates samples of the precious metal.
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An experimental hydro-culture greenhouse produces fresh lettuce every day for staff.
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In February, the outside of the camp is coated with a thick layer of snow and ice. Inside, however, there are continuously heated rooms, including a gym.
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Staff relax by playing a game of table-tennis.
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Workers spending down time in one of the staff bedrooms.
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A rock group made up of miners plays in the Solstice Café.
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The Aurora Borealis hangs in the night sky above the Kupol gold mine.
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