Historical chronicle of events
(Kryvyi Rih City)

First settlements (1734-1775)
Foundation of the postal station, first geological researches
Military settlement, village, small town. Systematic geological explorations (1802-1880)
Beginning of the iron ore extraction. Industrial development (1881-1899)
Kryvorizhzhya: XIX century - results
1900 - 1917
1917 - 2002

1900 -1917

1900-1904

1900
- In Kryvyi Rih basin on 67 mines by 10 thousand workers there were extracted about 181,7 million poods of ore. In Russia - 372,8 million poods by 57,7 workers
- On April 11 the terms of the activity in Russia of Belgian Stock Company "Anonymous mining society "Zhovta Rika" (Kryvyi Rih)" were approved.

1901
- In Kryvyi Rih there are 3 schools, 2nd-grade agricultural specialized school, railway specialized school in Dovhyntsevo station.
- The exportation of ore started. Through the western border to Sileziya there were sent 211902 poods.

1902
- For the purpose of sale of cast iron, steel, iron and "other metallurgy industry produce, both at its own expense and by order was founded syndicate "Prodamet"

1903
- On the mine of Novorossiysk Society (station Vechirniy Kut) with the help of diamond drill a record depth of drilling was achieved - 50 sazhen (1 sazhen.=2,13 m).
- On June 2 the law about a premium to those, who suffered at work, and to their families was issued.

1904-1908

1904
- In Kryvyi Rih basin on 57 mines there were extracted about 203.5 million poods of ore , in all in Russia on 638 mines by 30669 workers there were extracted more than 314,8 million poods of ore
- Ore resourses on Kryvyi Rih deposits, according to the information, produced by mines, are about 5,3 milliard poods.

1905
- 17.06 on the station Dovhyntsevo began a strike of the local depot and workshop workers.

1906
- The geological committee on its meeting of 20.05 approved to make an additional survey for the "connection of the separate regions of Kryvyi Rih mining district..." This work was committed to the geologist A.V. Fars instead of the late Mykhalskyi.
- 4.02. the terms of the activity in Russia of French Stock Company "New society of Kryvyi Rih mines" were approved.

1907
- In № 9014 of "Pivdennyi Kray" of 15.02 appeared a message about the negotiations of ore industrialists of Kryvyi Rih and Zhovti Vody about the formation of syndicate with International Bank at the head.

1908
- The deepest mine of the basin "Salokrup" (now "Bilshovyk") was founded, in 1917 it ran up to the depth of 300 m.
- The construction of the first theatre "Coliseum" was finished.

1909-1913

1909
- In Kryvyi Rih there were extracted more than 213 million poods on 36 acting mines (in all there are 86) In Russia on 402 mines by 27813 workers there were extracted 316 428 090 poods
- 30,4 million poods were eported abroad.

1910
- Post of "Bilshovyk" mine and main surface constructions were equipped in 1910-
- In Kryvyi Rih region there were 10 hospitals with 221 beds each, 16 casualty wards, 9 permanent doctors and 24 doctors, which come on demand, 40 medical attendants and 4 obstetricians.
- There were 13 schools, where studied 738 pupils, 24 teachers.
- 25 bath-houses for 1035 people.

1911
- From this year in Kryvyi Rih started the application of the magazine system with stowing, that was brought from Sweden and was used in some mines as an experiment.
- there was opened Vizenberg and Hrushevskui's "New Theatre" on the Mykolayivska street (the corner of the Lenin and Kalinichenko streets)

1912

In 1911-1912 Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Society received a profit of 2 759 834 francs 15 centime.
- In October on the pre-election congress in Yekaterynoslav 14 plenipotentiaries from the workers of Verhnyodniprovsk uyezd (district) supported the candidature of Bilshovik Petrovskyi.

1913
- In Kryvyi Rih basin there were extracted about 181,7 million poods of ore, there were 51acting mines, 60,6 branch lines, 15 steam locomotives, 68 steam lifters, 36 electric lifters, 39 horse lifters.
- More than 30 million poods of ore were exported.
- More then 94% of the exported iron ore were exported to metalurgical industry of Germany. A transit was through Holland.
- In Russia there were extracted 581537 million poods of ore; in the South - 420 071 million poods or 72,2%.

1914-1916

1914
- The largest depth of excavation is 130 sazhen.
- To the front there were mobilised up to 60% miners.

1915
- In Kryvyi Rih there were extracted 231 million poods, in the south of Russia - 248,28 million poods, in all in Russia - 331,424 million poods.

1916
- One of the main purposes of the decreasing of ore extraction during the war was lack of workers. Only in the second half of 1915 began regular release of the mining workers of the region from conscription. From July 1915 the usage of the prisoner of war's labour was allowed. On the state of 1.01.1916 their number ran to 8546 persons. In all there were more than 19 thousand workers of the basin.
- At the beginning of the year the majority of stocks of Novorossiysk Society with the assiastance of French capitalists was bought by Russian Society for the production of ammunition "Par-viaynet". Its major part belonged to the French