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Article: Kuznetsk Basin
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Kuznetsk Basin coal basin, c.10,000 sq mi (25,900 sq km), W Siberian Russia, between the Kuznetsk Alatau and the Salair Ridge. Its abbreviated name is Kuzbas. With extensive coal deposits, particularly of high-grade coking coal, the Kuznetsk Basin was second only to the Donets Basin of Ukraine in Soviet regional coal production. The main fields are around
Anzhero-Sudzhensk
,
Kemerovo
,
Leninsk-Kuznetski
,
Kiselevsk
, and
Prokopyevsk
. The first iron-smelting works were founded in 1697. Coal deposits were discovered in 1721 and first mined in 1851. The area's industries grew ...
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