He did this not by mining but by prospecting, along with an associate named Ken McCamey, and by tirelessly lobbying the state and federal governments to repeal an embargo on the export of iron ore and a ban on the pegging of claims.

NEWYORKER: The Miner��s Daughter

In return the Americans have lifted an embargo on the Russian state arms export agency and its associates suspected of transferring sensitive technology to Iran.

ECONOMIST: Russia and America