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Kuznetsk Basin
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Kuz·netsk Basin  (kz-ntsk, -nytsk)
A coal-producing region of south-central Russia extending from Tomsk southward to Novokuznetsk.
Kuznetsk Basin (Russian) [kuzˈnjɛtsk], Kuzbass (Russian) [kuzˈbas]
n
(Placename) 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)
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Power shortages have been reported in the city of Tomsk and the mining area of Kuzbass, the RIA Novosti news agency said.
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As many as 200 workers were in the Ulyanovskaya mine in the coal-rich southern region known as the Kuzbass at the time of yesterday's blast, which occurred at a depth of around 885ft, emergency and regional officials said.
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