The world's 'loneliest' gold mine: Surrounded by gold but no one is mining it, just mentioning it makes you shudder

From ancient times to the present, gold has always been a precious metal that everyone wants to own. As the saying goes, "In prosperous times, store antiques, in chaotic times, buy gold ." Gold has a high storage value, unlike money in that it will not lose value even during economic crises.

And today, due to the excessive demand for mining, the world's gold reserves are decreasing. Therefore, gold becomes more and more expensive.

There is a gold mine in the world where there is gold everywhere, but no one to mine it.

The Lonely Giant Gold Mine at the End of the Earth

The gold mine mentioned here is Kupol Gold Mine , located in the most remote area in the Northeast (Russia). This is the place with the harshest climate conditions in the world with very low average temperatures.

The Kupol gold mine was discovered in the 1940s, deep under the ice. It is home to a huge gold reserve of up to 4,500 tons of gold. So it is not an exaggeration to say that we can collect a lot of gold with just a light shovel.

The Kupol gold mine was discovered around the 1940s, deep under the ice.

Why is the Kupol gold mine unexploited despite its huge reserves?

Kupol gold mine has large gold reserves, but due to its location within the Arctic Circle , the weather here is extremely harsh , covered with ice and snow all year round , so few people exploit it.

During the day, the temperature here can be very high, but at night, the weather suddenly drops to -50 degrees, causing people to suffer from heat shock, easily getting cardiovascular diseases, which is extremely dangerous for health.

Besides, the terrain here is extremely complicated , the conditions for movement are limited, the surrounding area is barren, and it is impossible to stay, making all human activities difficult. Therefore, the gold mine was isolated for many years.

The Kupol gold mine is one of the most difficult gold mines in the world.

The Kupol gold mine is one of the most difficult gold mines in the world. Very few people dare to come here to mine with the hope of changing their lives.

However, despite the harsh conditions, in 1990 the Russian government planned to exploit this gold mine and invested a lot of money to buy modern mining equipment. But they faced difficulties when no one wanted to mine despite being offered extremely high salaries.

The harsh natural conditions have created a huge barrier for humans to access this giant gold mine. Therefore, for thousands of years, not many people have dared to come here to mine.

Human footprints have appeared

Nowadays, with the rapid development of modern technology, people have finally brought the most advanced and modern machines to exploit the Kupol gold mine.

However, due to its remote location, more than 200km from the nearest city, people only have two ways to get to the gold mine: by plane or by a 200-mile temporary road (but the road only appears from November to April of the following year when the weather is warmer).

Currently, Kupol mine has about 1,200 miners.

Kupol Mine currently has more than 1,200 miners. Each time, they will only enter the mine for about 2 months, and work continuously for 12 hours in an extremely harsh environment.

Many people could not stand the climate here and gave up mining. Therefore, Kinross Gold Corporation - the licensed mining unit - invested in building warm houses and amenities to serve the dedicated workers.