Hwasun Coal Mine

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The Hwasun Coal Mine (화순광업소) is an operating underground coal mine in South Jeolla Province, South Korea.

Location

The map below shows the location of the mine, in Dong-myeon, Hwasun County (Hwasun-gun), South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do), South Korea.

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Background

The Hwasun coal mine is an underground anthracite coal mine. It is operated by Korea Coal Corporation, the state-owned South Korean coal-mining company. It produced 132,000 tons of coal in 2018.

In March 2022, the South Korean government reached an agreement with a union under the KCC to shutter its Hwasun, Dogye, and Jangseong mines by 2025 due to decreasing coal output. The closures are expected to save around ₩600 billion Won to ₩1 trillion Won in government budget.

Details

• Operator: Korea Coal Corporation
• Owner: Government of South Korea
• Location: Dong-myeon, Hwasun County (Hwasun-gun), South Jeolla Province (Jeollanam-do), South Korea
• GPS Coordinates: 35.032806, 127.0674078 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production Capacity: 0.13 MT (2018)
• Total Reserves: 38 MT
• Recoverable Reserves: 19 MT
• Coal Type: Anthracite
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1934
• Workforce: 186
• Source of Financing:

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