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Polymetal Agrees to Sell Russian Assets

Polymetal said it was selling its Russian business for $3.7 billion and intended to refocus its operations in Kazakhstan. Polymetal said it was selling its Russian business for $3.7 billion and intended to refocus its operations in Kazakhstan. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all…

Area Slated for Deep-Sea Mining Is Filled With Exotic Species

Deep beneath the sparkling surface of the Pacific Ocean, in the vast expanse between Mexico and Hawaii, lies an area known as the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ). At the floor of this marine region, between 12,000 and 18,000 feet below sea level, is a wide and mucky abyssal plain dotted by seamounts, that covers about 1.7 million square miles. There, it is very cold and exceedingly dark. No light reaches that deep. Temperatures hover below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Food is scarce. Yet still, the sediments of the CCZ are far…