krasnokamsk owes its appearance largely to a woman. signs of a uranium deposit here in transbaikalia were discovered back in the 1940s, but for a very long time it was not possible to... metal deposits, but geologist lidiya ishchukova convinced the management that they needed to dig deeper, in may 1963 industrial ore was discovered at a depth of 220 m, the scientist was nicknamed a torpedo for her determination, and one of the from the central streets. there were so many uranium ore reserves that development is still ongoing, and although the enterprise, along with the city, experienced different times, the achievements of the soviet industry... were preserved, and customers from abroad began to buy the products. today , the enterprise mines brown coal, from the quarry, it is taken out by dump trucks, each of which is named in honor of an outstanding figure in the nuclear industry. ppgho produces construction lime, sulfuric acid and other products, but the main thing is of course uranium oxides, the metal is mined at mines number one a