From http://www.baltic.amber.museum/english/muziejus-gavyba.htm:
Palvininkai (now Yantarny, Kaliningrad Province) ... in eastern Prussia, contains 90% of the world's amber. Even now 500-700 tons of this mineral per year are excavated in an open mine using modern mining equipment.
Amber Mines at Yantarny
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By AlbinoFlea @ 2005-08-18 12:33:28
Anonymous
@ 2005-08-19 02:54:38
Wow! I live near ;)