Donets Basin
Donetsk and the surrounding territories are heavily urbanised and agglomerated into conurbation. The workforce is heavily involved with [[heavy industry]], especially [[coal mining]]. The city is an important center of heavy industry and coal mines in the [[Donets Basin]] ("Donbas"). Directly under the city lie coal mines, which have recently seen an increase in [[mining accident]]s, the most recent accident being at the [[2007 Zasyadko mine disaster|Zasyadko mine]], which killed over 100 workers.