Explore / Asia / More of Asia
Syunik
Agarak mine dumps
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: molybdenite.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Porphyry copper-molybdenum pit at the Iranian border town of Agarak, worked since 1958
Documented producing mine of the Zangezur ore belt.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
border controls, industrial site
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.