Dalny (russian: Да́льний , lit. ''remote'' or ''far'') is an urban locality (a work settlement) in Bilibinsky District of

Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Chukotka (russian: Чуко́тка), officially the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,, ''Čukotkakèn avtonomnykèn okrug'', is the easternmost federal subjects of Russia, federal subject of Russia. It is an autonomous okrug situated in the Russian ...

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, located west of Bilibino.

History

The settlement was abandoned as a result of the extraction of gold no longer being economically viable. The mines were declared unprofitable and that there was no possibility of developing any other form of economy in 1999 and the settlement was closed along with a number of others in Chukotka.Постановление Правительства РФ от 2 февраля 1998 г. N 128 ''О мерах социальной защиты населения ликвидируемых поселков золотодобытчиков в Чукотском автономном округe''
(''Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug "Russian Federation Government resolution dated February 2, 1998 No. 128 on measures of social protection of the population of liquidating estates gold miners in the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug''). The Russian government guaranteed funds to transport non-working pensioners and the unemployed in liquidated settlements including Dalny from Chukotka to other parts of Russia. The Ministry of railways was obliged to lease containers for the transportation of the migrants' goods to the Chukotkan administration and ensure that they were delivered to the various settlements. Despite the mines closing, the Kupol Gold Project environmental impact assessment, still recorded three people remaining in the settlement as of 2005. However, as of 2008 is in the process of being officially liquidated, and a report on the Klen gold deposit for Highland Gold Mining Ltd reported the settlement as being deserted. In 1981, one of the world's largest iron meteorites, named "Bilibino", was discovered near the settlement.

Transport

Dalny is not connected to any other inhabited location by permanent road except the now abandoned settlement of Devichiy. However, there is a small network of roads within the settlement including: * Улица Горняков (Ulitsa Gornyakov, lit. ''Miners' Street'') * Улица Зеленая (Ulitsa Zelenaya, lit. ''Green Street'') * Улица Набережная (Ulitsa Naberezhnaya, lit. ''Quay Street'') * Улица Речной (Ulitsa Rechnoi, lit. ''River Street'') * Улица Тополевая (Ulitsa Topolevaya, lit. ''Emperor Street'') * Улица Транспортная (Ulitsa Transportnaya, lit. ''Transport Street'') * Улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. ''Central Street'')

Climate

Dalny has a Continental

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(

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) climate (''Dfc'').McKnight and Hess, pp.232–5

References

Notes

Sources

*Bema Gold Corporation
Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia
June 2005. * * *Anonymous
Excerpt from report ''Audit review of the Klen Gold Deposit, Chukotka Autonomous Region, Russia''
(2012), Micon International Co. Ltd.

External links

Short film of Dalny from the airShort film about the school in DalnyShort film of mining activities in Dalny
{{Chukotka Autonomous Okrug Urban-type settlements in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug