The river Kadykchan, the left inflow of small river Arkagaly in its bottom those чении; settlement (Susuman area). Evensky кадыкчан – «the small gorge», «теснина» is literally. For the first time the name of Kadykchan has appeared on глазомерной to B.I.Vronskogo's card in 1935 when its party conducted геологопоисковые works in pools of the rivers Emtegej and Hudzhah. Впервые название Кадыкчан появилось на глазомерной карте Б. И. Вронского в 1935 г., когда его партия вела геологопоисковые работы в бассейнах рек Эмтегей и Худжах.

In 1936 geologist B.I.Vronskim in a river basin of Emtygej openly largest coal-field on Kolyma – Arkagalinsky. Long time provided "oil" of Arkagaly and Kadykchana with heat of the enterprise and mines not only area, but also the central Kolyma.

«In August, 1937 the first gold mining mine of area« Maldjak »is organised. In 1938 on the basis of three open mines:« Maldjak "," the Drummer "and" Stahanovets », entering earlier in Northern ГПУ, is organised the Western mining management of" Dalstroja »with the centre in settlement Susuman. From now on Susuman becomes the centre of a mining industry of the western area of area. Intensive formation of new mines begins:« the Bolshevik », to it. Frunze, to it. Of 25 years of October,« the Member of the Komsomol "," Frolych "," Chelbanja "," Light "," Tea-urja "," Wide "," Burkandja "," Adygalah "," Experimental "," Gornjatsky "," Drazhnyj ». At the same time, there is begun building of new settlements in which the enterprises have settled down, called to serve both gold mining branch, and the population living in given territory, Mjaundzha, Neksikan, Arkagala, Cedar, Stony, by Kadykchan.» С этого времени Сусуман становится центром горной промышленности западного района области. Начинается интенсивное образование новых приисков: «Большевик», им.Фрунзе, им. 25 лет Октября, «Комсомолец», «Фролыч», «Челбанья», «Светлый», «Чай-Урья», «Широкий», «Буркандья», «Адыгалах», «Экспериментальный», «Горняцкий», «Дражный». Вместе с тем, начато строительство новых поселков, в которых расположились предприятия, призванные обслуживать как золотодобывающую отрасль, так и население, живущее на данной территории, Мяунджа, Нексикан, Аркагала, Кедровый, Каменистый, Кадыкчан.»

Cусуманский the area is formed on December, 3rd, 1953, and on December, 12th, 1964 the settlement Susuman is transformed by the Decree of Presidium of the Supreme body of RSFSR to a city of regional submission.

Into structure of Susuman area enter: settlements Kadykchan, Ust-Hakchan (it is formed in 1942), Mjaundzha, Arkagala, Cedar, Burkandja, the Drummer, Maldjak, Wide (is formed in 1951), Cold (is formed in 1941), Belichan (is formed in 1950), the Bolshevik, Neksikan, Stony.

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