It's a Russian consortium imho6 Sep 2021 10:56
Norilsk are already used to working with polymetal. They have a spin off called polyus.
https://www.polymetalinternational.com/en/investors-and-media/news/press-releases/2017-03-21/
"The Board of Directors of MMC Norilsk Nickel (“Norilsk Nickel” or “Company”) has recommended to the Company’s shareholders to approve the Spin-off of the Company’s gold mining assets, represented by Polus and it’s subsidiaries (“Polus Group”) as well as 20% investment in Gold Fields Ltd (South Africa), into a new company Polyus Gold"
https://polyus.com/en/media/press-releases/172/
Same ones who took over Federov -
(Gipronickel Institute LLC, Mechanobr Engineering CJSC, JSC Pana, Kola MMC JSC, Apatit JSC, EuroChem MCC, JSC "Kovdorsky GOK", JSC "Polymetal", etc.).
"JAMES NIEUWENHUYS
Chief Executive Officer
James has held senior positions including Chief Operating Officer at Polyus Gold, Russia’s largest gold miner and Chief Executive Officer at South African Lesego Platinum Mining Limited. James has an engineering background and has also held senior positions at a number of EPC organisations."
"ALEXANDER SUSHCHEV
Strategic advisor to the board
Alexander is a metallurgist by background and a former Chief Executive Officer of SMCM (molybdenum and rhenium metals producer) as well as a former manager at Norilsk Nickel."
"Wardell Armstrong International has undertaken site visits and audited the Monchetundra drill core storage at the warehouse owned and managed by CKE, the quality assurance and quality control procedures and the work done by Gipronickel, CKE and other professional contractors of Eurasia.
EMR (Engineering of Mineral Resources) that has an excellent track record cross-referencing Russian reserves with reserves under the JORC Code is coordinating the DFS for the purposes of the Russian authorities."
GLA