RUDNY

Kazak Rudnyy, also spelled Rudnyi, or Rudnyj city, northern Kazakstan. It lies on the Tobyl River. Rudny, meaning ore in Russian, was founded in 1955 beside the huge ore-dressing combine, then under construction, which mines and processes the rich Sokolovka and Sarbay iron-ore deposits. A reservoir on the Tobyl supplies the city and combine with water. Electrified rail links join Rudny with cities in the Urals. Pop. (1995 est.) 125,700.