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9-605: Kuzbass (sometimes spelled Kuzbas) is short for Kuznetsk Basin. It may refer to: Kuznetsk Basin Kuzbass Region, another name for the Kemerovo Oblast Kuzbass Autonomous Industrial Colony Metallurg-Kuzbass , a Russian football club from Novokuznetsk KUZBASS Kemerovo , a Russian football club from Kemerovo Kuzbass Kemerovo Bandy Club ,

18-714: A town in the Kuznetsk Basin in Kemerovo Oblast , Russia , located to the north of the oblast's administrative center of Kemerovo and to the east of the Tom River , on the route of the Trans-Siberian Railway . Population: 76,646 ( 2010 Census ) ; 86,480 ( 2002 Census ) ; 107,951 ( 1989 Soviet census ) . The town was formed by merging the settlements of Anzherka ( Анжерка ) and Sudzhenka ( Судженка ). Within

27-494: A Russian bandy club Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kuzbass . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kuzbass&oldid=904198627 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

36-575: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kuznetsk Basin It possesses some of the most extensive coal deposits anywhere in the world; coal-bearing seams extend over an area of 10,309 square miles (26,700 km ) and reach to a depth of 5,905 feet (1,800 m). Overall coal deposits are estimated at 725 billion tonnes. The region's other industries, such as machine construction, chemicals and metallurgy , are based on coal mining. Coal deposits in

45-479: The British Geological Survey found that "Annual methane emissions into the atmosphere from Kuzbass coal mines amount to 1–2 billion cubic metres", with much of that coming from now abandoned mines. 55°21′16″N 86°5′19″E  /  55.35444°N 86.08861°E  / 55.35444; 86.08861 Anzhero-Sudzhensk Anzhero-Sudzhensk ( Russian : Анже́ро-Су́дженск ) is

54-628: The Kuznetsk Basin lies in Kemerovo Oblast with its capital in the city of Kemerovo . Other major cities in the area include Anzhero-Sudzhensk , Leninsk-Kuznetsky , Kiselyovsk , and Prokopyevsk . The large amount of coal mining in the region resulted in significant pollution. In a report done by the Central Intelligence Agency , the region was said to be home of "environmental problems" which were "causing increasing deaths and genetic defects among babies". A study by

63-533: The area were first discovered in 1721. During the Soviet era , the Kuznetsk Basin was second only to the Donets Basin in terms of regional coal production. Iron smelting began there as early as 1697 and coal was discovered in 1721, although it was not systematically mined until 1851. The late 19th century industrialisation of Russia prompted a rapid growth in the area's industries, which was further boosted by

72-523: The completion of the Trans-Siberian Railway . Under Joseph Stalin 's first five-year plan , the Ural-Kuznetsk industrial combine was formed in the early 1930s. It became a centre for the production of iron and steel , zinc , aluminium , machinery and chemicals, with raw materials and finished products being shipped to and from sites in the Kuzbas and Urals . A series of coal miners strikes in

81-530: The late 1980s took place in the region, and gained the support from the sanctioned All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions . Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the collapse of the planned economy , the region's industries faced a further crisis. Since then, however, its significance has grown. The Kuzbass now extracts ca. 60 percent of Russia's total coal production and is the main fuel and energy base for eastern Russia. Administratively,

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