Donbass
Donetsk coal basin, Donbass
The first coal in Donetsk basin was founde din 1721 already, however first mines were founded in the end of 19th century together with railroad network expansion.
Image photography
By Viktor Macha in 2012.
Plant facts and figures
The plant have an annual capacity of 0 tons.
The following processes are conducted in the plant:
- Mining
This plant produces the following type of products:
- Coal&Iron&Minerals
Full description
The first coal in Donetsk basin was founde din 1721 already, however first mines were founded in the end of 19th century together with railroad network expansion. The fact caused the real industrial revolution within former agricultural region.
Soon after, in 1913, local mines were producing almost 87% of all soviet coal production. The tendency remained even over one civil and two world wars until the 70´s.
Most of the mines presented here were severely damaged during the russian-ukrainian conflict in 2014.