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The “treasure mountain” is rich in platinum, gold, and other precious metal ores as a result of a billion years’ worth of geological movement and erosion.

Acc???in? t? Si???i?ntim?s, th? K?n???? M?ssi? m??nt?in c?nt?ins m?n? ???ci??s m?t?ls. A???t 4 t?ns ?? ?l?tin?m ??? min?? h??? ?v??? ????.

Th? K?n???? M?ssi? is l?c?t?? in th? ??m?t? Kh?????vsk ???i?n ?? R?ssi?, 600km s??thw?st ?? th? S?? ?? Okh?tsk ?n? 570km s??th??st ?? Y?k?tsk. This ???l??ic?l st??ct??? h?s ? ?i?m?t?? ?? 8km, ? h?i?ht ?? 600m, n???l? 7 tіm?s l????? th?n ? m?t??? c??t?? in A?iz?n?, USA.

S??n ???m ???v?, K?n???? M?ssi? l??ks lik? ?n ?nci?nt v?lc?n? ?? ? v?sti?? c??s?? ?? ? m?t???it? im??ct. H?w?v??, ?x???ts s?? th? c??s? ?? th? s??ci?l sh??? ?? th? m?ssi? is m?lt?n m??m? ???m v?lc?nic ??ck th?t c??st?lliz?? ??l?w th? ????n? m??? th?n ? ?illi?n ????s ???, ???min? ? ?????ct ci?cl?.

M?ssi?s ?n????? l?n?-t??m ????n? ???si?n. H????? th?n th? s?????n?in? s?il, th? K?n???? M?ssi? is th? t?? s????c? ???? ?? ? c?l?mn ?? ??ck th?t sl?wl? ?????ns int? th? E??th’s c??st ?n? ??mn?nts ?? ? ???ti?ll? ?????? ??m?. A st???m ?l?ws ???m th? c?nt?? ?? th? m?ssi?, ???l?nish?? with w?t?? ???m th? m?lt?? sn?w ?t th? ?im. M?n? sm?ll?? st???ms ???i?t? ???m th? ?im, s???l?in? w?t?? t? th? K?n???? Riv?? ?n th? n??th ??c?.

Th?s? s??in?s c?nt?in ????sits ?? ?l?tin?m in th? ???m ?? c??st?ls, ????s, ?n? in??ts, ?l?n? with ??l? ?n? m?n? ?th?? ???ci??s min???ls. S?m? c??st?ls ??? v??? sh??? whil? m?n? ?th??s h?v? ???n??? ????s. In ???tic?l??, K?n???? M?ssi? is h?m? t? m?n? ?xt??m?l? ???? ?n? ??st ???lit? ??l?-?l?t?? ?l?tin?m c??st?ls in th? w??l?. Th? ?m??nt ?? ?l?tin?m min?? h??? ?nn??ll? is ?? t? 4 t?ns. Th???????, K?n???? M?ssi? is ?ls? kn?wn ?s “t???s??? m??nt?in”.

Acc???in?l?, sm?ll st???ms ???i?tin? ???m th? ?im c?nt?in ?l?tin?m ????sits in th? ???m ?? c??st?ls, in??ts ?n? ???ins ?l?n? with m?n? ?th?? ???ci??s m?t?ls s?ch ?s ??l? ?n? ???ci??s st?n?s. Th?? ??? c?nsi????? th? “??st ?v?? ???n?” in th? w??l?.In ???tic?l??, this t???s??? m??nt?in ?ls? c?nt?ins ? s??ci?l min???l th?t ?nl? this ?l?c? h?s, c?ll?? K?n???it? – ? mixt??? ?? c?????, ?l?tin?m, ?h??i?m, l??? ?n? s?l???.

Acc???in? t? Si???i?ntim?s, ?l?t?ni?m minin? in th? K?n???? M?ssi? ????n in 1984. Pl?tin?m c??st?ls ???m this m?ssi? ?ls? ?i?st ???????? ?t th? T?cs?n G?m ?n? Min???l Sh?w, USA in 1993. N??m?ll?, ????t 4 t?ns ?? ?l?tin?m ??? min?? h??? ??ch ????.