Left:  Headframes of the Octyabrsky and Taymirsky Mines, Talnakh, Russia,   Right:  Aleksandr Anokhin, Director of the Octyabrsky Mine Complex discusses and provides useful information on the ore deposit and operations he directs, supplementing the detailed geological briefing from Chief Geologist Michail Golendukhin received before going underground,   Centre:  A snack of caviar, smoked fish and blood sausage with lemon tea provided for the group after changing, following the underground visit.
Photographs by Mike Porter