Norilsk Nickel experts are involved in the creation of a tourist complex in the oldest mine in the Arctic, Kaula-Kotselvaara.
The industrial mine completed its work in December 2023. The industrial mine. It is planned todevelop a tourist brand of the mineby the end of the year. "Industrial tourism is a new area of work for the Kola MMC. It will help to develop the company's brand and increase the tourist attractiveness of the territories," said Alan Papantsev, head of the Public Relations Department of the Kola MMC, which is a subsidiary of Norilsk Nickel. "It is important forus to preserve the memory of the unique production at the Kaula-Kotselvaara mine, where ore was mined 85 years ago. Every decade has left its mark, and now the key task is to reveal the uniqueness of this industrial facility to visitors."
After completion of the work, the mine will become part of the tourist cluster of the Pechenga district, along with the Kola ultra-deep well and the smelter in Nickel. In the near future, experts will approve the program for the development of industrial tourism in the Pechenga district, develop a draft tourist route to the Kola ultra-deep well and a three-dimensional model the industrial cluster.