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The Akukan mine (Russian: Рудник Акукан) operated during 1927-1932 for the excavation of muscovite (potash mica). It was located in the Akukan Ravine north of Baikal Lake, Buryatia, 40 km North-East-East off Nizhneangarsk, 7 km North of the village Kholodnaya (now settlement Kholodnoye, 55.88243°N 109.76177°E / 55.88243; 109.76177). There are documentary indications that to man the mine a Special-Purpose Camp (lager osobogo naznachenia) of OGPU was operated. It held both regular criminals and political convicts. At the same time there are documents regarding the use of the labor of "special settlers".

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World Prisons. (2026). Akokan Gulag. Retrieved October 15, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/akokan-gulag
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"Akokan Gulag." World Prisons. Accessed October 15, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/akokan-gulag.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-akokan-gulag,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Akokan Gulag},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/akokan-gulag},
  urldate = {2026-10-15}
}