Kuznetsk Basin

noun

1. an industrial region in the S Russian Federation in Asia: coal fields.

Kuznetsk Basin

/ kuzˈbas; kuzˈnjɛtsk /

noun

1. a region of S Russia, in the Kemerovo Region of W Siberia: the richest coalfield in the country, with reserves of iron ore. Chief industrial centre: Novokuznetsk. Area: about 69 900 sq km (27 000 sq miles)

Example Sentences

The accident happened at a coal mine in the Kuznetsk Basin region of Russia, in western Siberia.

From BBC

Searches for another four missing men had to be suspended after levels of methane in the mine in the Kuznetsk Basin reached dangerous levels, the RIA and ITAR-Tass news wires said.

From Reuters

One is based on the coal and iron ore of the Kuznetsk Basin, the second on the hydroelectric power of the Angara River, the third on the mines of Yakutia.

From Time Magazine Archive

This is a huge region 1,000 miles deeper into Siberia than the Kuznetsk basin, where a score of towns has sprung up in the past ten years.

From Time Magazine Archive

A thousand miles deeper into Siberia is the Kuznetsk basin, where it is planned to produce 80 million tons of coal a year by 1960.

From Time Magazine Archive