Left: Part of the Bear Brook ("Medvejy Ruchey") open pit at Noril'sk, and Right:  Dr Victor Popov (3rd from right) translates for Evgeny Vladimirovich Pikuler (Chief Geologist, Bear Brook - right) and Roman Aronovich Osipov (Ore Resource Specialist - 2nd from right) who pointed out aspects of the geology of the mine before taking the group down into the pit to study the hosts and ore.
Photographs by Mike Porter