Siberian gold rushes and mining in Transbaikalia and Yakutia (1830–1900)

1. Imperial decree expands private gold prospecting rights

   Jan 1, 1812Labels: Russian Empire, Gold Prospecting

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2. Gold found on the Kara River in Transbaikalia

   Jan 1, 1832Labels: Kara River, Transbaikalia

   • Kara katorga
   • Kara River

3. Lower Kara field developed; Kara katorga expands

   Jan 1, 1838Labels: Lower Kara, Kara Katorga

   • Kara katorga
   • Nerchinsk katorga

4. Upper Kara goldfield discovered upstream

   Jan 1, 1839Labels: Upper Kara, Kara River

   • Kara katorga

5. Middle Kara field discovered; mining extends further

   Jan 1, 1852Labels: Middle Kara, Kara River

   • Kara katorga

6. Lena Gold Mining Partnership founded in Irkutsk

   Jan 1, 1855Labels: Lena Gold, Irkutsk

   • Lena Partnership

7. Bodaybo founded to serve Vitim–Lena gold mining

   Jan 1, 1864Labels: Bodaybo, Vitim River

   • Bodaybo
   • Vitim River

8. Gintsburg interests begin consolidating Lena mining shares

   Jan 1, 1870Labels: Gintsburg Interests, Lena Basin

   • Lena Partnership

9. Kara katorga holds political prisoners alongside miners

   Jan 1, 1873Labels: Kara Katorga, Political Prisoners

   • Kara katorga
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10. Kara Tragedy triggers closures and reform pressures

    Nov 7, 1889Labels: Kara Tragedy, Kara Katorga

    • Kara katorga

11. Kara katorga closes, ending a major penal-mining era

    Mar 28, 1893Labels: Kara Katorga, Penal Closure

    • Kara katorga
    • Akatuy katorga

12. Russian Empire adopts the gold standard

    Jan 3, 1897Labels: Russian Empire, Gold Standard

    • Gold standard
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13. Turn-of-century Transbaikalia faces gold smuggling pressures

    Jan 1, 1900Labels: Transbaikalia, Gold Smuggling

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