Russia has sent additional materials to the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, and the Chairman of the Security Council of the international organization on the mining of civilian objects in Donbass by the Armed Forces of Ukraine with Butterfly anti-personnel mines. This was announced on August 2 by the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian
Miners’ Day in Russia: Celebration All Around the Country and Beyond [Video]
Russia rightfully retains the status of one of the largest mining powers in the world, and the coal industry remains the leading one in the country’s production complex, the Federal News Agency reports. According to the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, last year the country produced more than 400 million tonnes of coal,
Russia to Develop Heavy Mine-Clearing Robot
The newest heavy robotic demining complex is being developed in the interests of the Russian Armed Forces, RIA News reports with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defence. The chief of the engineering troops, Lieutenant General Alexander Stavitsky, informed that at present, in addition to the Uran-6, which is already being supplied to the troops,
Unique South Ural Mine Overgrown With Ice
One of the Ural photographers visited a mine in the village of Magnitka, not far from the town of Kusa. This mine 60 years ago was considered one of the best in the country, cheltv reports. It is noted that magnetic iron ore was discovered in these places back in 1801, and only a
Emerald Weighing Half a Kilogram Found at Ural Mine
The collection emerald, which weighs about half a kilogram, was mined at a deposit in the Sverdlovsk region. According to the Mariinsky mine official website, its cost is estimated at 55 thousand dollars, and a government organisation has already become interested in the find. Experts say that the gem found is extremely rare and unique.