SUKHOI LOG, Russia—Beneath this plot of land in southeastern Siberia lie vast stores of gold, according to Russia’s biggest gold producer, Polyus PJSC, and tapping them could provide the Russian central bank with a huge and nearly sanction-proof backstop for its currency.
Wall Street Journal: Russia’s new shield from US sanctions – a Siberian gold mine
An aerial view taken on July 23, 2015 shows a gold mine in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region.
