Cheonseong Youth Coal Mine

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Cheonseong Youth Coal Mine (천성청년탄광) is an operating coal mine in Eunsan, North Pyongan, North Korea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details


Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheonseong Youth Coal Mine	Eunsan, North Pyongan, North Korea	40.268155, 125.179561 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status


Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1958	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.
Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
0.9^[1]	0.3^[2]	–	Underground	–	–	494.0*	1605*

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
70.0	–	–	–	Anthracite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

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Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Suncheon District Coal Mine Association Enterprise [100%]^[1]	Suncheon District Coal Mine Association Enterprise [100%]	North Korea

Table 6: Historical production (unit: million tonnes per annum)

Note: The asterisk (*) indicates that the value is an estimated figure based on various factors, including the company's forecasted or reported monthly or quarterly production data, etc.
ROM or Saleable	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
ROM	–	–	0.3*^[1]	–	–	–	–

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the Global Coal Mine Tracker May 2025 release.

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Background

Cheonseong Youth Coal Mine (Chunsung, 천성청년탄광) is an underground coal mine in North Pyongan Province, North Korea.^[3] The mine is part of Suncheon Coal mine Complex. Located in the northern region of South Pyongan Province, the mine complex is composed of Cheonseong Youth Coal Mine, Shinchang Youth Coal Mine, February 8 Jikdong Coal Mine, Hallyeong Coal Mine, and Ryeongdae Coal Mine.^[4]^[5]

The coal mine was developed in 1958.^[5]

According to the National Institute for National Unification, reserves are 70 million tonnes, the production capacity is 1 million tonnes per year, and the production as of 2005 was about 12,000 tonnes.^[5] A more recent source - 2020 KDB Industry Report - refers to the annual production of 300,000 tonnes and the same reserves estimate.^[6]

Owner: Suncheon District Coal Mine Association Enterprise
Parent Company: Government of North Korea
Location: Eunsan County, North Pyongan Province, North Korea
Coordinates: 40.2682, 125.1796 (approx.)
Mine status: Operating
Start year: 1958
Production (Mtpa): 0.3^[6]
Total reserves (Mt): 70^[5]^[6]
Coal type: Anthracite^[4]
Mine type: Underground

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References

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↑ North Korea Information Portal, National Mining Status, 2015
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[3] North Korea Information Portal, National Mining Status, 2015

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