Although that is two to three times the cost of a metal detector, it is less than the price of the fancy explosive-sniffing equipment that is the main rival technology being developed for detecting metal-free mines.

ECONOMIST: Landmines

In the case of Yukos, which is a holding company, the main assets are shares in the subsidiaries which own oil licences, drilling equipment and so on.

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