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Silicide Spherules from Space Fetch Astronomical Prices at Auction

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Thursday, December 7, 2023
Primordial nuclide, Heritage Auctions, Iron, Carbon, Zagami meteorite, Disaster, Research, Collection, Asteroid, Mineral, Mining, History, Phillips (auctioneers), Geology, Black Beauty, Christie's, Science, System, Crumb, Rosetta Stone, Cosmogenic nuclide, Meteoritics, Ural Mountains, Holy Grail, Mining Institute, Planetary science, Mars in fiction

Extreme rarity is the primary but not the only reason why the choicest pieces of space debris command the highest prices.

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  • Extreme rarity is the primary but not the only reason why the choicest pieces of space debris command the highest prices.
  • Iron silicide spherules offer a first-hand perspective into neglected phenomena"- says the lead author of the study, Sergei Batovrin, who found silicide spherules in the Ural Mountains.
  • For collectors, silicide spherules are probably the only opportunity to touch an artifact from the cosmic calamity of a grand scale.
  • Fragments of large silicide spherules with a combined weight of 3.5 grams fetched $42,500 or $11,830 per gram.

Polymetal: Q1 2023 production results

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Wednesday, May 10, 2023
Dukat, TCC, Polymetal, GE, AISC, Gold, Accident, Ural Mountains, Prognoz

Polymetal reports production results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.

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  • Polymetal reports production results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023.
  • Management is optimistic that the unwinding of saleable inventory will be substantially completed by the end of Q2 2023.
  • No fatal accidents occurred among the Group’s workforce and contractors in Q1 2023 (consistent with Q1 2022).
  • During Q1 2023, one medium-severity incident and two minor incidents were recorded.

Argus launches freight rates for Russian crude exports to India and China

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Wednesday, April 19, 2023
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The new rates show the costs of delivering Russian crude to India and China and highlight the "sanctions premium" for this trade.

Key Points: 
  • The new rates show the costs of delivering Russian crude to India and China and highlight the "sanctions premium" for this trade.
  • New trade flows for Russian crude have developed to supply buyers in India and China.
  • This is despite a sizable volume of Russian crude moving on legitimate vessels, operating within the G7 price-cap restrictions.
  • Argus' new assessments bring transparency to this opaque trade with the publication of two types of Russian-origin freight rates.

National Press Club Finds Blinken Call With Russia On Behalf Of Evan Gershkovich Encouraging

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Sunday, April 2, 2023
Well, Journalism, Club, Freedom, Democracy, Anglo-French Wars, The Wall Street Journal, National Press Club (United States), Press club, Human, Ural Mountains, Journal, Courage, News, Russians

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on developments in the wrongful detention of Wall Street Journal Correspondent Evan Gershkovich.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Following is a statement from Eileen O'Reilly, President of the National Press Club and Gil Klein, President of the National Press Club Journalism Institute on developments in the wrongful detention of Wall Street Journal Correspondent Evan Gershkovich.
  • Something of great consequence happened last week in central Russia when Evan Gershkovich was unjustly detained by Russian security service.
  • The Club has 3,000 members representing nearly every major journalism organization and is a leading voice for press freedom worldwide.
  • The NPCJI is the non-profit affiliate of the National Press Club.

EQS-News: PJSC Mechel : Mechel Reports Changes in Management

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Wednesday, September 15, 2021
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Moscow, Russia - September 15, 2021 - Mechel PAO (MOEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports changes in the company's management, including introduction of a new position - that of first deputy chief executive officer.

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  • Moscow, Russia - September 15, 2021 - Mechel PAO (MOEX: MTLR, NYSE: MTL), one of the leading Russian mining and metals companies, reports changes in the company's management, including introduction of a new position - that of first deputy chief executive officer.
  • Apart from overseeing the bloc dealing with sales of Mechel Group's output, he will manage the procurement department as well.
  • Prior to his current appointment, Maxim Zhirgalov was Mechel PAO's deputy chief executive officer for operational efficiency since February 2021.
  • In 2008-2011, he was director of Mechel Management Company's forgings and stampings sales department.

According to Silicide Spherules From Space, Catastrophic Cosmic Impacts on Earth are Far More Frequent Than Scientists Thought

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Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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Multiple similar finds of silicide spherules worldwide indicate that large-scale impacts capable of delivering ejecta to space have been more frequent in geological history than suggested by known evidence of cratering.

Key Points: 
  • Multiple similar finds of silicide spherules worldwide indicate that large-scale impacts capable of delivering ejecta to space have been more frequent in geological history than suggested by known evidence of cratering.
  • The reported data shows that silicide spherules have condensed from vapor plume ejected beyond the atmosphere and have ablated on atmospheric reentry at a cosmic velocity exceeding 13 km/s.
  • The chemical composition of iron silicide spherules is closely corresponding to the 1893K 1154K temperature span of condensation sequences predicted for carbon-rich gas.
  • Iron silicide spherules indicate that cosmic impacts of catastrophic magnitude are far more frequent in geological history than suggested by evidence of cratering discovered so far.