Our first large batch of cores were today removed from the temperature controlled reefer in camp, and packed up into new thermal boxes to protect them from freezing. These boxes were then quickly loaded onto a helicopter and flown to Pevek where they were also quickly offloaded and trucked to another temperature controlled reefer to await shipment to St. Petersburg for export. The 22 thermal boxes each contained about 12 meters of core at a weight of about 6 kgs per meter. So the entire cargo, including the boxes weighed about 1.76 tons, well under the 2 ton capacity of the MI-8 helicopter. Watching the helicopter fly off to the north, many of us couldn't help but think about the awesome value of the cargo -- both in currency and sweat equity.