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Cheongnam Coal Mine (청남탄광) is an operating coal mine in Cheongnam, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Cheongnam Coal Mine Cheongnam, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea 39.4716503092643, 125.395757053552 (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 1996

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
3[1] Underground 456* 702*

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
Lignite[2] Thermal Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner Parent Company Headquarters
Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise[1] Anju 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

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

Background

The Cheongnam Coal Mine (청남탄광) is an underground mine in Cheongnam-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan province, North Korea.[3] The mine is part of Anju Mining Complex. 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.[4][5] The Cheongnam Coal Mine and Hwapung Coal Mine appear to be the biggest mines.[6]

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.[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).[4]

The Cheongnam Coal Mine is a second-class coal mine producing lignite. The production capacity (design capacity) is 3 million tonnes per year.[4]

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.[5]

  • Owner: Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise
  • Parent: Government of North Korea
  • Location: Cheongnam-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea
  • GPS coordinates: 39.47165030926431, 125.39575705355205 (approximate)[5]
  • Status: Operating
  • Production Capacity: 3 million tonnes per annum[4]
  • Total Resource:
  • Mineable Reserves:
  • Coal Type: Lignite[6][4]
  • Mine Size:
  • Mine Type: Underground
  • Start Year: 1996[5]

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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. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240302062307/https://pubs.usgs.gov/myb/vol3/2019/myb3-2019-north-korea.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 02 March 2024. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |archive-date= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Susan Wacaster, The Mineral Industry of North Korea: 2013, US Geological Service, US Department of the Interior, July 2015, page 2.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 "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)
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  6. 6.0 6.1 "USGS 2017–2018 Minerals Yearbook" (PDF). pubs.usgs.gov. 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)