The Russian steel and mining giant Severstal has linked up with South Africa's Anglo-American to jointlyexplore Kola deposits of zinc, copper and nickel.
Home to two of the most innovative labs and research in the high-tech industry, Intel and McAfee will also jointlyexplore future product concepts to further strengthen security in the cloud network and myriad of computers and devices people use in their everyday lives.
The feasibility study will also explore the advantages and disadvantages of the market being jointly run by the council and one or more private sector investors.