October 5, 2015

Norilsk Nickel

Russia Post issued a stamp on Norilsk Nickel - Russian Mining and Metallurgical Company on 2nd June 2015. The stamp depicts a metallurgist with scoop trams, helicopter and metallurgical plant on the background.
“Norilsk Nickel” is the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, platinum and copper. The company also produces by-products - cobalt, rhodium, silver, gold, iridium, ruthenium, selenium, tellurium and sulfur. The principal activities of the company are prospecting, exploration, mining and processing of minerals, production, marketing and sale of non-ferrous and precious metals.


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