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U.S.
UPDATE 2-Russia's Yakutia governor says decision on Mechel mine due in Q1
A decision on the future of the Elga coal project, one of the world's largest coking coal deposits, is likely in the first quarter of 2020, the regional governor said in an interview.
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Bloomberg.com
Potanin Forges Ahead on Tokens for Metals and Air Tickets
Russians may soon be able to use digital tokens to buy metals, book air tickets and transfer ski passes from Vladimir Potanin’s businesses after the billionaire got the go-ahead for his blockchain platform.
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Bloomberg.com
A Man With $123,000 Cash Helped Spur Ex-Deripaska Company Search
A contractor carrying 100,000 pounds ($123,000) in cash and a separate recorded conversation about disposing documents prompted British authorities in 2018 to search a storage unit rented by a company formerly owned by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.
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Evening Standard
Coup at Petropavlovsk sees new chief appointed as gold price surges
The Russian gold magnate whose shareholder bloc seized control of one of London's biggest gold mining companies, Petropavlovsk, today saw his preferred new board take shape with the appointment of a