During a gold-digging expedition in the Kolyma region, Russian miners made an incredible discovery – a perfectly preserved ...

A total of 17.653 tons of gold were produced in Kolyma as of the beginning of the year, which is 2,404 kilograms more than in 2011. A total of 644.21 tons of silver were produced, which is 117.58 ...

The Kolyma area was discovered to have rich deposits of gold, silver, copper, uranium, cobalt, diamonds and coal. Stalin was keen to exploit the region's mineral riches to support the rapid ...