Nadvoitsy

Nadvoitsy lies beside the Vyg, near its course from Vygozero toward the White Sea. In 1737 the local peasant Taras Antonov discovered copper ore near the river. The Voitsky mine began producing ore in 1742, sending it to the Petrovsky works for smelting; gold was later found in the same deposit. Expensive extraction led to the mine's closure in 1770, though work resumed two years later. The river and its rapids lay at the heart of this remote mining district.