Boris Borisovich Gerasimov - Senior Researcher in IGABM SB RAS, Russia, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Yakutsk. In 1998, he graduated from the Geological Exploration Faculty of the M. K. Ammosov Yakutsk State University with the qualification of mining engineer-geologist. In the same year, he joined the Institute of Geology SB RAS, now IGABM SB RAS. In 2007, he defended his PhD thesis for the degree of Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences. Research interests: typomorphism of native gold, gold placers, intermediate reservoirs, gold ore deposits, geology of the north-east of the Siberian Platform.