Tag: mining
N. Korean mine shaft collapses, leaving six trapped inside
A mine shaft collapse at the February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine in Sunchon, South Pyongan Province, has left six miners trapped inside, Daily...
N. Korean coal briquettes in markets are cheaper than last year
As North Koreans begin to prepare for the winter, the price of coal briquettes — the primary source of heating in the country —...
Bureau 39-run mines fail to achieve targets for first half of...
Mines affiliated with Bureau 39 have failed to achieve their targets for the first half of the year because of worker desertion and poor...
More than a dozen people killed in S. Hamgyong Province mine...
Over a dozen North Korean civilians and soldiers who had been transferred from winter military exercises to work in a gold mine lost their...
Locals flock to Taebong Mine to make extra money
Many people in Ryanggang Province have been flocking to an area around Taebong Mine to pan for gold and tungsten, Daily NK has learned.
The...
Sources: Musan Mine operating at less than half of full capacity
The continued closure of the Sino-North Korean border has led to a near shutdown of Musan Mine, North Korea’s largest iron mine, Daily NK...
