Kryvbas (Ukrainian: Кривбас, full rarely-used name Kryvorizkyi Iron Ore Basin, Ukrainian: Криворізький залізорудний басейн) is an important economic region in central Ukraine, specializing in iron ore mining and steel industry. It is arguably the main iron ore region of the Eastern Europe. Named after the city of Kryvyi Rih, the region occupies the south-eastern part of the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, as well as small neighbouring part of the Kirovohrad Oblast. This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... The El Chino Mine located near Silver City, New Mexico is an open-pit copper mine This article is about mineral extraction. ... Steel framework Steel is a metal alloy whose major component is iron, with carbon being the primary alloying material. ... Current division of Europe into five (or more) regions: one definition of Eastern Europe is marked in orange Eastern Europe as a region has several alternative definitions, whereby it can denote: the region lying between the variously and vaguely defined areas of Central Europe and Russia. ... Kryvyi Rih (Ukrainian: Кривий Ріг; Russian: Кривой Рог, Krivoy Rog) is a city in Ukraine, with population 632,100 (2004). ... Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Дніпропетровська область, Dnipropetrovs’ka oblast’ or Дніпропетровщина, Dnipropetrovshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast of central Ukraine. ... Kirovohrad Oblast (Кіровоградська область, Kirovohrads’ka oblast’ or Кіровоградщина, Kirovohradshchyna in Ukrainian) is an oblast (province) of Ukraine. ...

The region posseses major deposits of iron ore and some other metallurgy ores. To exploit them, several large mining companies were founded here in the middle of 20th century. Most of them are located in Kryvyi Rih itself, which is the longest city in Europe. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

Kryvorizhstal (located in Kryvyi Rih) is the largest and most up-to date steel company in the region (as well as in the whole Ukraine), comprising of not only ore facilities, but also major steel mill (the only one in the city). Other ore companies supply their raw materials to either Kryvorizhstal or steel mills outside the region (particularly in Dnipropetrovsk). Kryvorizhstal (Ukrainian: Криворіжсталь, Russian: Криворожсталь) is an integrated steel plant located in the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih. ... A steel mill at the turn of the century in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania A steel mill (British English and Australian English steelworks) is an industrial plant for the manufacture of steel. ... Dnipropetrovsk (Ukrainian: ; Russian: ) is Ukraines third largest city with 1. ...

Steel companies of the region (except of Mittal Steel-owned Kryvorizhstal) are controlled by either the Privat Group or the SCM. From 1990s until 2004, these once united and state-owned industries went through a hard and scandalous process of privatization. Mittal Steel Company N.V. (NYSE: MT) is the worlds largest steel producer. ... The Privat Group, or Privatbank Group (Ukrainian: ) is an influential business group in Ukraine grouped around the Privatbank. ... System Capital Management or SCM (Ukrainian: ) is a Ukrainian company that belongs to local tycoon Rinat Akhmetov and controls his stakes in companies in the country and around the world. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Privatization (sometimes privatisation, denationalization, or, especially in India, disinvestment) is the process of transferring property from public ownership to private ownership and/or transferring the management of a service or activity from the government to the private sector. ...

There is also a major mining and processing factory under construction in the neighboring city of Dolynsk (Kirovohrad Oblast). This advanced-technology project is co-funded by the governments of Ukraine, Romania and Slovakia.

Kryvbas may also refer to the FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih - the professional football team in Kryvyi Rih.