
A shaft of the Mednorudyansk mine in the early 20th century. At the
foreground you can see the wall of the open pit

A second shaft of the Mednorudyansk mine. This one can also be seen on the
right of the upper picture.

Novy Log placer, near Nizhne Tagil
[photo: A. Genna, BRMG, with
kind permission]