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The problem of diagnostics and evaluation of the soil-forming potential of the industry-caused landscapes is discussed for the Kuznetsk Coal Basin as an example. Specific features of the top-soil composition and evolution of soils in these landscapes are analysed, their connection with the industry-related and natural factors, as well as with the conditions of soil formation, is determined. The soil-geographic, soil-genetic and mapping methods are proposed for the diagnostics and evaluation of the soil-ecological status of industry-caused landscapes.