Explore  /  Asia  /  More of Asia

Syunik

Agarak mine dumps

Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Crystals and mineralsCrystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsNails and fittings

Also 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.

Check access and collecting rules for each site.