Kovdor

Kovdor is a metropolis and the place of business of Kovdorsky District of Murmansk Oblast, Russia, often regarded for its mining industry. By 1965, Kovdor changed into paintings agreement within the suburban vicinity of the town of Kirovsk. By the September 20, 1965 Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR Decree, it become granted the reputation of a city underneath district jurisdiction and subordinated to Kirovsk Town Soviet.

However, by way of the June 28, 1967, Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR Decree, Kovdor changed into subordinated to Apatity a city below oblast jurisdiction which changed into granted this popularity a year before. Kovdor is placed within the middle of a huge mineral assets discipline. The town's industry is broadly speaking tied to mining. A carbonatite mine is placed close to the city. Public restrained organisation "Kovdor's Mining Plant" is the largest organization within the city and in Kovdorsky District. Kovdorsky GOK is part of Russia's biggest mineral fertilizer manufacturer EuroChem.