Development of Stone Coal Deposits by the «Heirs of A.I. Gromova» Company in North-Eastern Siberia at the Beginning of the XX Century

Abstract

The article examines the process of organizing the exploration and development of coal deposits by the company «Heirs of A. I. Gromova» in North-Eastern Siberia. The author found that the transition to coal made it possible to increase the intensity of the company›s cargo transportation by river and sea. It was determined that the extraction of resources from the local deposit contributed to the formation of the transport infrastructure of the macroregion.