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)

The map below shows the approximate location of the coal mine:

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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
1[1] 0.3[2] Underground 494* 69*

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 Anthracite Thermal

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Suncheon District Coal Mine Association Enterprise[1] Government of North Korea North Korea

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/pge/view.do;jsessionid=lvC40XapupZzeLsiOXpGgxGNqw25ugQ0fqrFJCOW.ins12?menuId=MENU_70#:~:text=%5B%EB%B4%89%EC%B2%9C%ED%83%84%EA%B4%91%5D%20%EB%A7%A4%EC%9E%A5%EB%9F%89%EC%9D%80%201997%EB%93%B1%EC%9C%BC%EB%A1%9C%20%EA%B5%AC%EC%84%B1%EB%90%98%EC%96%B4%20%EC%9E%88%EB%8B%A4. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20221001000815/https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/overview/nkOverview.do?sumryMenuId=MENU_52&menuId=MENU_52. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. North Korea Information Portal, National Mining Status, 2015
  4. 4.0 4.1 "USGS 2017–2018 Minerals Yearbook" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "National Mining Status (translated)". https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr. Retrieved March 2023. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help); External link in |website= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 [download at the bottom of the page, info on page 270-271 (2021). "2020 The North Korea's Industry - Volume 1". nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)