Gubkin
Gubkin, city, Belgorod oblast (region), Russia. It was founded in the 1930s in connection with the development of the Kursk Magnetic Anomaly (KMA), one of the largest iron-ore mining basins in Russia. Gubkin is still an important iron-ore mining centre, with most of its ore mined by open-pit methods. It achieved city status in 1955. Pop. (2005 est.) 86,326.
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Article Title:
Gubkin
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
30 June 2019
Access Date:
March 17, 2025