Amber Mining in Russia: Black Market for 'Baltic Gold' Is Booming Despite Dangers – NBCNews.com

Amber Mining in Russia: Black Market for ‘Baltic Gold‘ Is Booming Despite Dangers
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KALININGRAD, Russia — Alexander Kolesnichenko fished pieces of so-called “Baltic gold” resembling molten plastic out of the mud. It was an illegal and potentially deadly business. But it was also a risk worth taking for the 35-year-old who’d set out …