Bongcheon Coal Mine
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Bongcheon Coal Mine (봉천탄광) is an operating coal mine in South Pyongan, North Korea.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Bongcheon Coal Mine | South Pyongan, North Korea | 39.775859, 125.959091 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:
Project Details
Table 2: Project status
| Status | Status Detail | Opening Year | Closing Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | – | 1933[1] | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.9[2] | 0.19[3] | – | Underground | – | – | 494.0* | 1204* |
Table 4: Coal resources and destination
| Total Reserves (Mt) | Year of Total Reserves Recorded | Total Resources (Mt) | Coalfield | Coal Type | Coal Grade | Primary Consumer/ Destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.0 | – | – | Gaecheon | Anthracite | Thermal | – |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Gaecheon District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise [100%][2] | Gaecheon District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise [100%] | North Korea |
Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)
| ROM or Saleable | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROM | – | – | 0.2*[2] | – | – | – | – |
Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.
Background
Bongcheon Coal Mine (or Pongchon, 봉천탄광) is an underground coal mine in South Pyongan Province, North Korea.[4] The mine is in the largest anthracite rich area in North Korea and is located in Gaecheon District, South Pyongan Province. The area includes Bongcheon Coal Mine, Gaecheon Coal Mine, Choyang Coal Mine, Wonri Coal Mine, Sinlip Coal Mine, Ramjeon Coal Mine, Sinseong Coal Mine, and Mujindae Youth Coal Mine.[5]
The reserves of the Bongcheon coal mine were 47 million tonnes as of 1997, and the annual production capacity is 1.2 million tonnes.[5] Production is about 550 tonnes of high-heat coal per month and 15,000 tonnes of low-heat coal per month, according to KDB State of Industry 2020 report.[6][5] This is equivalent to 0.19 million tonnes production per year.
Since 2017, the Bongcheon Coal Exploration Team has been working on a high-quality coal mine near the existing coal mine area. After excavation, hundreds of thousands of tonnes of coal reserves were newly secured.[6]
- Owner: Gaecheon District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise
- Parent: Government of North Korea
- Location: South Pyongan Province, North Korea
- Coordinates: 39.775859, 125.959091 (approximate)
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year:
- Production capacity (Mtpa): 1.2 Mtpa (capacity)[5], 0.19 Mt (estimated production)[6]
- Total reserves (Mt): 47 (1997)[5]
- Coal type: Anthracite[5]
- Mine type: Underground
- Start year:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ https://namu.wiki/w/%EB%B4%89%EC%B2%9C%ED%83%84%EA%B4%91%EC%84%A0.
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- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "National Mining Status (translated)". https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved March 2023 and February 2024.
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