Traces of fossil flora and fauna dating to the late Cretaceous and Paleocene were discovered on the territory of modern Ugolnye Kopi in 2003, in the area known as the Golden Ridge,[11] in the Ugolnoye and Pervomaysky fields.

[13][failed verification] Pollen grains extracted from the shells show that for about two million years ago coniferous and deciduous forests existed on the Gold Ridge.

Unlike a large number of localities in the region, Ugolnye Kopi's demographics is mainly Caucasian.

This is the main transport hub for the region offering vital links to all airports within the district with Chukotavia as well as Alaska through Bering Air.

The use of natural gas as basic fuel will allow for the considerable improvement of the ecological situation in the autonomous okrug by decreasing the level of emissions in the atmosphere caused by coal burning.