Приют старателей
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The place
Приют старателей (Gold Prospectors' Refuge) in Irkutsk Oblast, Kabansk/Vydrino sector (south shore of Lake Baikal, Russia), at 481 m altitude, Khamar-Daban range. Continuous Russia Baikal cluster (batches 260-310). Traditional gold prospectors' shelter (starateli, men of the Siberian gold rush of the 1830s-40s from Perm/Yenisei, producing around 2,000 tonnes of gold in the 19th century — 40% of world production at the time), area with humid taiga and Baikal omul (Coregonus migratorius, endemic).
The setting
Irkutsk Kabansk/Vydrino south shore Baikal Russia 481 m Khamar-Daban, continuous cluster batches 260-310, starateli gold prospectors 1830s-40s Siberia ~2,000 t gold 19th century 40% world, humid taiga, Coregonus migratorius omul endemic.
