General
information
The basic
industry
The formation of Kuznetsk land - Kuzbass - is directly related to the history of coal industry development in the region, within the following chronological framework:
- 1618: erection of Kuznetsk Ostrog.
- 1721: discovery of coal at Krasnaya Gorka.
- 1912: establishment of the Franco-German-Belgian joint-stock company "Kopikuz" (Kuznetsk coal mines).
- 1921: establishment of the Autonomous Industrial Colony (AIC) "Kuzbass"
- 1940s: execution of the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR "On the establishment of Kemerovo Region". During World War II the region became the industrial bastion with 52 mines.
- Post-war years: Reconstruction of cities and villages, mining of the first coal at new sites, construction of new facilities, modernization and development of socio-economic policy.
Share of Kuzbass in the total Russian production
of valuable coking coal grades
of coal total
Today Kuzbass produces about 50% of Russian coal and 60% of the most valuable coking grades.
Coal of 'Ж', 'К', 'Г', 'Д', 'СС', 'Т', 'ОК', 'КС' and 'ГЖО' grades is mined in Kuzbass
Due to Kuzbass coal mining, Russia is the third largest coal exporter in the world after Australia and Indonesia.
The largest industrial centers in the region
- Novokuznetsk District
- Kemerovo District
- Prokopyevsk District
- Belovo District
- Mezhdurechensk
In 2024-2025, it is planned to commission 1 mine and 5 processing plants.
The past, present and future of Kuzbass and the coal industry are integrated. Today, 2/3 of the region's population is directly related to the coal industry - they are miners and workers in related industries or their families.
