Tag: mining
North Koreans flock to abandoned coal mines to beat the heat
North Koreans sweltering through a nationwide heat wave are flocking to an unlikely refuge: abandoned coal mine shafts. A source in South Pyongan province...
What’s behind North Korea’s coal industry push?
North Korea held the second plenary session of the ninth Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea from June 20 to 22. According...
Coal towns welcome North Korea housing plan
North Korea's plan to modernize coal mining towns nationwide is stirring hope among people living in some of the country's most run-down housing in...
North Korea offers custom deals to attract China
Chinese investors visiting North Korea are increasingly favoring a phased approach to their investments. They weigh profitability at each stage before committing more capital....
Hundreds of Chinese investors tour North Korean mines eyeing sanctioned minerals
Hundreds of Chinese investors visited North Korea in June 2026 to inspect major mining facilities, with interest focused on minerals that are subject to...
North Korea preps factories for Chinese investor visit
North Korea is preparing to host a delegation of Chinese business investors in August 2026, ordering major production facilities across the country to clean...
North Koreans skip state mobilization to run private gold operations from...
North Korean people living near gold mines in North Pyongan province have converted their homes into makeshift processing operations, crushing and washing ore to...
North Korea expands minerals-for-investment deals with Chinese partners
North Korea is expanding a minerals-for-investment arrangement with Chinese partners, offering raw tungsten and molybdenum ore as payment for mining equipment and capital. Trading...
North Korea’s China consulates hit with sweeping inspection, pre-dawn raids
North Korea's consulates in China were subjected to a sweeping inspection last month, with auditors conducting unannounced pre-dawn searches of staff residences on multiple...
Economic desperation drives surge of North Korean women into hazardous mining...
Several North Koreans who had resorted to gold mining as a last resort in the face of economic difficulties recently died when mines collapsed,...
