Hwapung Coal Mine
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Hwapung Coal Mine (화풍탄광) is an operating coal mine in Hwapung-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Mine Name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Hwapung Coal Mine | Hwapung-dong, Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan, North Korea | 39.4716503092643, 125.395757053552 (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 | – | – | – |
Table 3: Operation details
| Capacity (Mtpa) | Production (Mtpa) | Year of Production | Mine Type | Mining Method | Mine Size (km2) | Mine Depth (m) | Workforce Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 0.2 | – | Underground | – | 5.3 | 494* | 40* |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | – | 70 | – | Lignite[1] | Thermal | Ch'ollima Steel Complex steel plant |
Table 5: Ownership and parent company
| Owner | Parent Company | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|
| Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise[2] | Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise [100%] | North Korea |
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
Hwapung Coal Mine (화풍탄광) is an underground mine in Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan Province, North Korea.[3]
It is part of Anju Mining Complex which also includes the Cheongnam 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. The Cheongnam Coal Mine and Hwapung Coal Mine appear to be the biggest mines.[4] 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]
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. The Cheongnam Coal Mine and Hwapung Coal Mine appear to be the biggest mines. 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 Hwapung is a first-class coal mine producing lignite. Total reserves are 70 million tonnes, of which 20 million tonnes are stored 150m underground, 30 million tonnes 400m below the ground, and 20 million tonnes 600m below the ground. The mine area is 5.3㎢, and the total amount of drilling is said to be 10,000m.[5]
The production capacity (design capacity) is 1 million tonnes per year, and the production is about 200,000 tonnes. Coal produced is supplied to the Chollima Steel Combined Works and the Namheung Chemical Combined Works.[5]
- Owner: Anju District Coal Mine Joint Enterprise
- Parent Company: Government of North Korea
- Location: Cheongnam-gu, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
- Coordinates: 39.47165030926431, 125.39575705355205 (approximate)[5]
- Mine status: Operating
- Start year:
- Production (Mtpa): 0.2[5]
- Total reserves (Mt): 20[5]
- Coal type: Lignite
- Mine type: Underground
- Mine size (Km2): 5.3
- Primary consumer: Chollima Steel Coalition, Namheung Chemical Coalition.
- Source of financing:
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Additional data
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References
- ↑ (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.
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{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ North Korea Information Portal, National Mining Status, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "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= - ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 [download at the bottom of the page, info on page 279 (2021). "2020 The North Korea's Industry - Volume 1". nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr.
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