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Russian PM Discusses Massive Arctic Ore Mining Plans

The Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev met with with the Director General of Norilsk, Nickel, Vladimir Potanin, to talk about the company's plan to increase geological exploration in the Arctic region, reports Arctic-info. The nickel ore mining company will become a key figure in  the development of the Arctic branch (Taimyr), which has a world class resource base: by 2018, it is planned to…