Revealed: How Jim Mellon didn’t “make most of his money in Russia”

It’s often claimed that most of Mellon’s money was made in Russia. How accurate is such a claim?

According to some in depth research on the matter of Jim Mellon and Russia, Mellon did not make most of his money in Russia, and has had little involvement with Russian investments for many decades.

This is in stark contrast to many of the claims made about Mellon in the public.

Did Mellon ever invest in Alrosa?

Did Jim Mellon ever invest in Alrosa?

Alrosa is one of the largest diamond mining companies on earth. It has been claimed by Carole Cadwalladr of the Guardian that Jim Mellon was an investor in Russian diamonds.