Aryskan REE mine.
Aryskan REE deposit, Todzhinsky District, Tuva, Russia
August in Tuva highland (absolute altitude is about 2000 m) - fresh snow on slopes, fog and rain. The higher, third level of exploration adits close to the roof of the deposit. An adit of the second level is visible beneath. Radioactivity level is ~400 μR/h due to dumps of rich cirtolite ore. August 2013.
© A. Nikiforov photo