Karaganda coal basin
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The Karaganda coal basin is a major coal-mining region in central Kazakhstan that has long been one of the country’s key industrial and energy-producing centers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Karaganda coal basin canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coal basin
ⓘ
coal-mining region ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Karaganda Region ⓘ |
| coalType |
bituminous coal
ⓘ
coking coal ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Abay
ⓘ
Karaganda ⓘ Saran ⓘ Shakhtinsk ⓘ Temirtau ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| countryDuringDevelopment | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| developedDuring | Soviet period ⓘ |
| discoveredInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| economicRole |
supplies coal to Kazakhstan’s metallurgical industry
ⓘ
supplies coal to Kazakhstan’s power sector ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution from coal combustion
ⓘ
land disturbance from mining ⓘ mine water discharge ⓘ |
| geologicalStructure | series of coal-bearing synclines and troughs ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
coal enrichment plants
ⓘ
railway connections to industrial centers of Kazakhstan ⓘ thermal power plants ⓘ |
| historicalRole | major coal base of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| industry |
coal mining
ⓘ
metallurgy support ⓘ power generation support ⓘ |
| laborForce |
industrial workers
ⓘ
miners ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Kazakh language
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh
Russian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karaganda Region
ⓘ
Central Kazakhstan ⓘ
surface form:
central Kazakhstan
|
| miningMethod |
open-pit mining
ⓘ
underground mining ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Karaganda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kazakh Uplands region
ⓘ
surface form:
Kazakh Uplands
|
| resourceType | coal ⓘ |
| significance |
key energy-producing center of Kazakhstan
ⓘ
key industrial center of Kazakhstan ⓘ major coal-mining center of Kazakhstan ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
supports Kazakhstan’s energy security
ⓘ
supports Kazakhstan’s industrial output ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coke production
ⓘ
electric power generation ⓘ steelmaking ⓘ |
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