Mining Basins (Asturias)
43°10′22.01″N 5°37′35.5″W The Mining Basins (also known as the Asturian Mining Basins or the Cuenques Mineres and Cuencas Mineras in Asturian and Spanish) is the name traditionally given to the historical territory located in the Central Coal Basin (Cuenca Hullera Central in Spanish) of the Principality of Asturias. It corresponds to one of the most heavily industrialized areas in Spain, especially linked to coal and ferrous metallurgy.