Posted on 10/30/2012 2:30:35 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
Ship with 700 tons of gold ore disappears off Russia
MOSCOW – A vessel with a nine-person crew and 700 tons of gold ore onboard has disappeared in stormy seas off Russia's Pacific Coast.
The ship sent a distress call on Sunday as it was sailing from the coastal town of Neran to Feklistov Island in the Sea of Okhotsk.
The vessel, hired by mining company Polymetal, was carrying 700 tons of gold ore from one deposit to another where it was to be processed. Gold ore is the material from which gold is extracted and contains only a small percentage of the precious metal.
Polymetal's spokesman on Monday would not estimate the value of the cargo.
The company said it has shipped ore via that route before, and there was nothing unusual in shipping it by the sea.
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Cowboys & Aliens???
It takes a lot of gold ore to make an ounce of gold and there aren’t a lot of places capable of melting it down into gold bars.
It takes a lot of gold ore to make an ounce of gold and there aren’t a lot of places capable of melting it down into gold bars.
Disappeared = Russian Mafia
Always with the negative waves Moriarty.
Very mis-leading Headline...
Actual Gold ... very little
People died, Ship Sank ... but I guess that sells fewer papers or gets less hits.
Color me jaded
TT
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