Kseniia Pavlova

The metal - tungsten, or wolfram, - whose melting point is the planet’s highest, was named after this mineral.

The lump of dark-green nephrite has an exciting story behind it. An inscription found on the slab says it originates from South Siberia. The sample was discovered in the mid-19th century by Grigory Permikin, a geologist who had been studying Russian deposits of nephrite. That large piece of rock was later presented to Michael Romanov, son of the Russian Emperor Nicholas I. What happened to the stone afterwards remains surprisingly unclear.

Russia and Thailand: what is common between these allegedly so different countries? Meanwhile, historical relations of the two states are much firmer than it is usually believed.

Drafts drawings from the Mining Museum’s storage facilities will help restore the historic appearance of the Polevskoy Copper Smelting Plant.

This November, the Mining Museum, St. Petersburg, informed of having for the first time ever determined the detailed chemical composition of 19th-century steel blades. The two-century-old swords were either brought from Tiflis or manufactured at the worldwide known Zlatoust Plant.

Yemen’s catastrophic situation has not been out of the news for long. Salah Al-Mufti, a graduate of St. Petersburg Mining University, said how the ongoing conflict impacted the Yemeni petroleum industry and where the future industry specialists are trained now.

The Exposition Universelle of 1900 or, as it is better known in English, 1900 Paris Exposition came to its end on 12 November 1900. Exhibits from Russia - including the Mining Museum’s collection of minerals, to which was awarded a grand prize - took over 1,500 prizes.

Uranium is mined in over 20 countries worldwide. Namibia is - based on uranium reserves - ranked sixth globally, which makes cooperation with the state a matter of particular interest to Russia. Lydia Kuwilileni Mwatyony, a graduate of St. Petersburg Mining University, shares an opinion on how Russia can be useful to her homeland.

What do Russians think about Turkey? The first thing that comes to mind is all-inclusive resort vacations, followed far behind by the country’s ambitions in world politics. However, the Republic of Turkey has unexpectedly revealed a new industry it is about to develop…

When exposed to air, this stone turns dark; neither it is resistant to moisture attack. Both the downsides did not, however, stop the mineral from turning into a sought-after analogue of diamonds.

This stone is a source of one of the world’s most demanded metals, without which electric vehicles, mobile phones or wind turbines would not exist.

A malachite block weighing a ton and a half was extracted from below the surface 245 years ago in the vicinity of the area where nowadays the town of Polevskoye, Ural, stands.

Here is a story of a young man who was born in one of Africa’s poorest countries. But thanks to the degree from the Russian university, it took him just a few years to head the branch of an international mining enterprise in his homeland.

Until the early 19th century, this stone was often mistaken for emerald. But when the truth had been revealed, people’s interest in the mineral only started to increase, for the rock turned out to be no less rare and highly-demanded.

When examining the Mining Museum’s collections, the academic staff members discovered a carved vase of grey spotted stone. The research was carried out, and based on its results, the object was found to be an example of the rarest lapidary works, dating back to the 18th century.

Ammonium nitrate explosion, which took place at the port of the city of Beirut on 4 August 2020, caused significant damage to the surrounding areas and resulted in over 200 deaths. The tragic accident once again brought into the focus problems Lebanon is experiencing. Strange as it may seem, but the Russian higher school may have solutions to help deal with the explosion’s consequences.