[3][4] An enclosed, 900-metre (3,000 ft) tunnel, dubbed the "Arctic Corridor", allows workers to travel between the camp and the mine without exposure to the cold during winter.

In deeper parts of the mine, skilled operators maneuver drill rigs by remote control.

This avoids the need for miners to work long hours beneath areas vulnerable to rock falls.

[4] Between January and April, the only land access to Kupol is via a 360-kilometre (220 mi) winter road from the port of Pevek.

Kinross rebuilds this road each year between November and January, with construction requiring a temperature of −25 °C (−13 °F) or less.