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Norilsk

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[nuh-reelsk, nuh-ryeelsk] / nəˈrilsk, nʌ ryilsk /

noun

  1. a city in the N Russian Federation in Asia, near the mouth of the Yenisei River.


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Russia has also mentioned rare-earth mining opportunities near the massive nickel mines of Norilsk and in as many as six other Siberian locations that are still unexploited, these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

It intends to ramp up to produce 200,000 metric tons a year of nickel, second only to Russia’s Norilsk Nickel with its Australian operations producing 120,000-130,000 tons and its Tanzanian Kabanga operations around 60,000-70,000 tons.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023

The buyer was one of Russia's richest men, Vladimir Potanin, head of the mining giant Norilsk Nickel.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2022

Growing up in Norilsk, a city in Siberia, Ms. Tolokonnikova said she was the one who helped other students with their homework, in part because it meant they wouldn’t be mean to her.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2022

Should the Russian behemoth, Norilsk Nickel, purchase 49% of Erdenet, Mongolia's copper producer, it will have bagged 20% of Mongolia's GDP in a single debt conversion.

From Russian Roulette: Russia's Economy in Putin's Era by Vaknin, Samuel

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