Baley
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Baley is a town and the administrative center of Baleysky District
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
, located on the Unda River (Amur's basin
) 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) east of Chita. Population:
Town status was granted to it in 1938, with the town receiving its present name at the same time.
The Baleylag prison camp of the gulag
was constructed here, to house prisoners used as slave labour for mining the Tasseyevskoye gold deposits discovered in the region in 1947.
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It is served by Baley Airport
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Baleysky District
Baleysky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 31 in Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the town of Baley. Population: 9,720 ; Population of Baley accounts for 61.2% of the district's population.The district was...
of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, located on the Unda River (Amur's basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
) 350 kilometres (217.5 mi) east of Chita. Population:
History
It was first founded as the gold mining settlement of Novotroytskoye, after alluvial gold was discovered in the area in the 19th century.Town status was granted to it in 1938, with the town receiving its present name at the same time.
The Baleylag prison camp of the gulag
Gulag
The Gulag was the government agency that administered the main Soviet forced labor camp systems. While the camps housed a wide range of convicts, from petty criminals to political prisoners, large numbers were convicted by simplified procedures, such as NKVD troikas and other instruments of...
was constructed here, to house prisoners used as slave labour for mining the Tasseyevskoye gold deposits discovered in the region in 1947.
Economy and infrastructure
The town's economy remains reliant of gold mining, with numerous shafts, an open-cut mine and processing facilities. Since 2004, exploitation of the gold deposits has been under the control of Canada company Barrick GoldBarrick Gold
Barrick Gold Corporation is the largest pure gold mining company in the world, with its headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and four regional business units located in Australia, Africa, North America and South America...
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It is served by Baley Airport
Baley Airport
Baley is an airport in Russia located 2 km east of Baley. It is a civilian airport with tarmac....
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