Cheongnam Coal Mine
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The Cheongnam Coal Mine (청남탄광) is an underground mine in Cheongnam-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan province, North Korea.[1]
It is part of Anju Mining Complex which also includes the Hwapung Coal Mine, Taehyang Coal Mine, Sinri Coal Mine, Chili Coal Mine, Ryongrim Coal Mine, Lip Coal Mine, Seoho Coal Mine, Yeonpung Youth Coal Mine, and Samcheonpo Coal Mine.[2] The Cheongnam Coal Mine and Hwapung Coal Mine appear to be the biggest mines.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the Anju mining complex in the South Pyongan coal field in North Korea.[3]
Background
The Anju district in the northwestern part of South Pyongan Province is the largest brown coal rich area in North Korea and is a large-scale coal field accounting for more than 50% of the total brown coal production.[2]
The complex includes the Cheongnam Coal Mine, Hwapung Coal Mine, Taehyang Coal Mine, Sinri Coal Mine, Chili Coal Mine, Ryongrim Coal Mine, Lip Coal Mine, Seoho Coal Mine, Yeonpung Youth Coal Mine, and Samcheonpo Coal Mine.[2][3] The Cheongnam Coal Mine and Hwapung Coal Mine appear to be the biggest mines.[4]
Estimated reserves of the Anju mining complex are said to be hundreds of billions of tonnes and the maximum production of the complex is 3.8 million tonnes per year (as of 1980).[2]
The Cheongnam Coal Mine is a second-class coal mine producing lignite. The production capacity (design capacity) is 3 million tonnes per year.[2][3]
This coal mine was developed in 1996 and was closed due to lack of capital and equipment investment after the tunnel excavation was completed. In 2000 the pit was submerged to 150 m, and in September 2004 the pit was flooded. Production was stopped. In February 2007, the West Lake Pit started coal production plan. It was carried out, and the barrier-type coal mining method was used. In 2011 the flooded pit was restored and since 2013, coal production normalized. Coal is supplied to Chollima Steel Combined Enterprise and Namheung Chemical Combined Enterprise.[3]
Mine Details
- Operator: Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise
- Owner: Government of North Korea
- Location: Cheongnam-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea
- GPS coordinates: 39.47165030926431, 125.39575705355205 (approximate)[3]
- Status: Operating
- Production Capacity: 3 million tonnes per annum[2]
- Total Resource:
- Mineable Reserves:
- Coal Type: Lignite[4][2]
- Mine Size:
- Mine Type: Underground
- Start Year: 1996[3]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Susan Wacaster, The Mineral Industry of North Korea: 2013, US Geological Service, US Department of the Interior, July 2015, page 2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "National Mining Status (translated)". https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved March 2023.
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