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Original Paper

UDC 553.04:622.3.013 © I.E. Petrenko, 2022.

ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Ugol’ – Russian Coal Journal, 2022, № 10, pp. 31-35.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2022-12-31-35

Title

WELCOME BACK HOME, DONBASS!

Authors

Petrenko I.E.

Author’s Information

Petrenko I.E., Mining Engineer, PhD (Engineering), Independent Mining Consultant – Coal Sector Expert, Honorary Miner, е-mail: coaldepartment@inbox.ru.

Abstract

The article contains the historical overview of the Donetsk Coal Basin development from the point of it’s discovery until our days. The assessment of the Donbas’s future significance and it’s place in the Russian Coal Sector also are given.

Keywords

Coal basin, Bituminous coal deposits, Coal industry, Coal-mining enterprises, Coal sector economy.

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For citation

Petrenko I.E. Welcome Back Home, Donbass! Ugol’, 2022, (12), pp. 31-35. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2022-12-31-35.

Paper info

Received October 13, 2022

Reviewed October 14, 2022

Accepted November 25, 2022