Jangseong Coal Mine

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Jangseong Coal Mine (장성광업소) is an operating coal mine in Dogye-eup, Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jangseong Coal Mine	Dogye-eup, Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea	37.2265889, 129.0440739 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	1936	2024

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
–	0.27	2018	Underground	–	–	494*	403*

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
154	–	25	–	Anthracite	–	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Korea Coal Corp	Korea Coal Corp [100%]	South 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

The Jangseong Coal Mine (장성광업소) is an operating underground coal mine in Gangwon Province, South Korea. The Jangseong 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 270,000 tons of coal in 2018.

Nine miners were killed in an accident at the Jangseong mine in February 2012.

In March 2022, the South Korean government reached an agreement with a union under the KCC to shutter its Jangseong, Hwasun, and Dogye 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: Jangseong-dong, Taebaek City (Taebaek-si), Gangwon Province (Gangwon-do), South Korea
• GPS Coordinates: 37.1057986, 129.0051772 (exact)
• Status: Operating
• Production: 0.27 MT (2018)
• Total Reserves: 154 MT
• Recoverable Reserves: 25 MT
• Coal Type: Anthracite
• Mine Type: Underground
• Start Year: 1936
• Workforce: 523
• Source of Financing:

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