Ural ironworks
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Ural ironworks were a major complex of early modern Russian metallurgical plants in the Ural Mountains that became a key center of the Russian Empire’s iron and steel production.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ural copper works | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical industrial site
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ironworks ⓘ metallurgical industrial complex ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Demidov family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
state-owned factories ⓘ |
| basedOnResource |
forest resources for charcoal
ⓘ
local iron ore deposits ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| declineCause |
competition from coal-based ironworks
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technological lag behind Western Europe ⓘ |
| developedUrbanCenters | factory-settlement towns in the Urals ⓘ |
| employed |
serf labor
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skilled metalworkers ⓘ state peasants ⓘ |
| governedBy | Russian imperial mining administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ |
| industry |
iron production
ⓘ
steel production ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Ural mining towns
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industrialization of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Russia
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Ural Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialProduced |
iron
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pig iron ⓘ steel ⓘ wrought iron ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Russian state
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
private industrialists ⓘ |
| partOf |
Russian metallurgical industry
ⓘ
Ural mining and metallurgical district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakImportance |
18th century
ⓘ
first half of 19th century ⓘ |
| productUsedFor |
artillery
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construction materials ⓘ tools ⓘ weapons production ⓘ |
| regionSpecialization | ferrous metallurgy ⓘ |
| significance |
backbone of Russian military metallurgy
ⓘ
key center of Russian Empire iron production ⓘ major center of Russian Empire steel production ⓘ one of the largest iron-producing regions in Europe in the 18th century ⓘ |
| transportRoute |
overland routes to central Russia
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river transport to European Russia ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
bloomery and blast furnace processes
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charcoal-fueled blast furnaces ⓘ forge hammers ⓘ water-powered hammers ⓘ |
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Ural copper works