Shakhtyorsky (russian: Шахтёрский), is an

urban-type settlement Urban-type settlementrussian: посёлок городско́го ти́па, translit=posyolok gorodskogo tipa, abbreviated: russian: п.г.т., translit=p.g.t.; ua, селище міського типу, translit=selyshche mis'koho typu, ab ...

in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug,

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. As of 2008, it is in the process of being abolished due to it no longer being considered economically viable to continue mining in the area.Shakhtyorsky
- www.dead-cities.ru Population: 328 ( 2002 Census); As a result of the cessation of mining activities, the population of the settlement has continued to decline. By 2005, an environmental impact report prepared for the Kupol Gold Project indicated that the population of Shakhtyorsky had fallen to just 93 people.

Geography

The settlement is located on the northern shores of the Anardyrsky Liman where the waters of the

Anadyr Anadyr may refer to: *Anadyr (town), a town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr District *Anadyr Estuary *Anadyr (river), a river in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia *Anadyr Highlands *Anadyr Lowlands *Operati ...

Kanchalan Kanchalan (russian: Канчала́н) is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Anadyrsky District of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located northwest of Anadyr, the administrative center of the autonomous okrug. As of the 2010 Census, its popul ...

and

Velikaya The Velikaya () is a river in Novosokolnichesky, Pustoshkinsky, Sebezhsky, Opochetsky, Pushkinogorsky, Ostrovsky, Palkinsky, and Pskovsky Districts of Pskov Oblast, as well as in the city of Pskov in Russia. It is a major tributary of Lak ...

meet creating an estuary. It is located on the northern side of the isthmus, a few miles north west of Ugolnye Kopi and across the water from

Anadyr (town) Anadyr ( rus, Ана́дырь, a=Ru-Anadyr.ogg, r=Anadyr, p=ɐˈnadɨrʲ; Chukchi: , ''Kagyrgyn'', ; Southern Chukchi: Въэӈын, ''V"èňyn'') is a port town and the administrative center of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia, located at t ...

, where the three main parts of the estuary, the northern series of lakes, the southern lake and the big lagoon on the east join. The settlement is served by

Ugolny Airport Ugolny Airport (russian: Аэропорт Угольный) (also Leninka, Ugolnyye Kopi, Ugolnoye) is a mixed-use military and civil airfield in the Russian Far East located 11 km east of Anadyr, separated from the town by the waters of An ...

History

Shakhtyorsky owes its existence to the presence of both coal and fish in the area and because of that it used to be called ''Kombinat'' (lit. ''Industrial Complex'') in the 1950s and 1960s and was the site of the first airport in the District which was constructed in 1930. The settlement used to alternate with Ugolnye Kopi as the administrative centre of the district until 1997 when the centre was finally fixed at Ugolnye Kopi.Strogoff, p.89 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 Shakhtyorsky 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.

Transport

Shakltyorsky is connected to Ugolnye Kopi and

Anadyr Ugolny Airport Ugolny Airport (russian: Аэропорт Угольный) (also Leninka, Ugolnyye Kopi, Ugolnoye) is a mixed-use military and civil airfield in the Russian Far East located 11 km east of Anadyr, separated from the town by the waters of ...

by a small road system as well as to the now-abandoned settlements of Chetvertiy, Zolotoy and Vtoroy however, it is separated from

by the Anadyrsky Liman, which is only accessible by ferry. There is also a small network of roads within the settlement including: * Улица Гагарина (Ulitsa Gagarina, lit. ''Gagarin Street'') * Улица Геологов (Ulitsa Geologov, lit. ''Geologists' Street'') * Улица Елкова (Ulitsa Yelkova) * Улица Комсомольская (Ulitsa Komsomolskaya, lit. ''Komsomol Street'') * Улица Набережная (Ulitsa Naberezhnaya, lit. ''Quay Street'') * Улица Нефтяников (Ulitsa Neftyanikov, lit. ''Oil Workers' Street'') * Улица Почтовая (Ulitsa Pochtovaya, lit. ''Postal Street'') * Улица Радиоцентр (Ulitsa Radiotsentr, lit. ''Central Radio Street'') * Улица Титова (Ulitsa Titova) * Улица Тундровая (Ulitsa Tundrovaya, lit. ''Tundra Street'') * Улица Центральная (Ulitsa Tsentralnaya, lit. ''Central Street'') * Улица Чкалова (Ulitsa Chkalova) * Улица Школьная (Ulitsa Shkolnaya, lit. ''School Street'')

Climate

Shakhtyorsky has a

Tundra In physical geography, tundra () is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons. The term ''tundra'' comes through Russian (') from the Kildin Sámi word (') meaning "uplands", "treeless mou ...

climate (''ET'')McKnight and Hess, pp. 235−7 because the warmest month has an average temperature between and .

References

Notes

Sources

*Bema Gold Corporation
Environmental Impact Assessment, Kupol Gold Project, Far East Russia
June 2005. * * *M Strogoff, P-C Brochet, and D. Auzia
''Petit Futé: Chukotka''
(2006). "Avant-Garde" Publishing House.

External links

Shakhtyorsky photo gallery

Panorama of Shakhtyorsky

More photos of Shakhtyorsky
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