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Kara Gold Mine (Russian Federation)


Part of the infamous katorga prisons system. The inmates of Kara katroga were used in gold mining. Gold was found by Kara River in 1832. The prisoners worked in appalling conditions.

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Last updated October 13th 2009 by carnkie

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Latitude: 50.54
Longitude: 117.5601

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