MINES IN NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R013200020005-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 27, 2002
• Sequence Number: 5
• Publication Date: August 7, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT REPORT NO.
COUNTRY Korea
SUBJECT Mines in North Korea
DATE OF
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DATE DISTR. 7 Aug. 1952
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1. On 20 May 1952, North'Koreai Ministry of Industry Mine.NuMber 92 near Kigong-
myon (127-29, 40-02) (CV-7132) employed 870 men and 250 women and produced an
average of 2 tons of gold ore, 3 tons of copper ore, 4 tons Qf silver ore, and
5 tons. of zinc ore daily. The mine area approximated 760. a Mine officials
included YI Ik-ho (2621/4135/3185), director; PAK Sung-kwan 2613/211.0/1401),
deputy director; KIM Sung-chae (6855/2573/6528), head of the administration
section; HWANG Hyo-son (7806/1321/1327), head of the materials section; CHONG
Ki-t'aek (6774/1015/3419), head of the transportation sectional CHE Chong-
hwa (1508/6988/5478), head of the labor section; and 0 Tong-sop (002/2639/
3610), head of the mining section.
On 20 May, Ministry of Industry Mine Number 95 near Unhung-r~gron (128-14, 11.1-19)
(DP 4 employed 900. men and 280 women and produced an average of 2 1/2 tons
of gold ore, 3 1/2 tons of silver ore, and 8 tons of iron-sulphide ore daily,
The mine area approximated 783 acres. Mine officials included SIN Sang-ho
(3947/0794/6964), director; CHON Hak-chu (0356/1331/2691), deputy director;
KIL Chong-t'aek (0679/6988/3419), head of the administration section; AN
Chong-su (1344/4394/3178)9 head of the mobilization section; CHIAE I-kyo
(5591/0059/2403), head of the labor section; and SONG Hun (!52/0534), head
of the mining section,
3. On 20 May, Ministry of Industry Mine Number 97 near Sinsang-rayon
(127-24, 39-40) (CU-6392) employed 620 men and 150 women and produced an
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average of 3 tons of gold ore and 5 tons of silver ore daily. The mine area
approximted 56 acres, Mine officials included PAK Sam-song (2613/0005/4141),
director; KIM Tong-ptyo (6855/g639/2626), deputy director, CHO Tok-sang
(6392/1795/4161), head of the administration section; PY+NG Kit-chae
(6708/0679/6528), head of the npterials section; CHANG Ik-chun (1728/4135/
3294), head of the mobilization section; YI Mun-s6p (2621/2429/3610), head of
the mining section; and KIN 0-hycn (2938/0063/6881), head of the labor section.
4. On 17 May 1952, North Korean Ministry of Industry Mine Number 102 at Song-
myon (126-03, 40-28) (BV-5083) employed 870 men and 120 women and produced
an average of 6 tons of gold ore and 8 tons of silver ore daily. The mine
area approximated 813 acres. Mine officials included O11 NG Mun-sop
(6774/2429/3610), director; Yl Yun-ch'ang (2621/0336/2490), deputy director;
MUN Ki-ho (2429/1015/6964), head, of the administration section; KIM Py6ng-
ch'61 (6855/3521/0811), head of the materials section; NO Hui4-ch. e (14151/3556/
0961), head of the labor section; Y1M tang-sun (2651/2019/8642), head of the
technical,section; and HAN Tok-su (7281/1795/3178), head of the mining section.
5. On 17 May, Ministry of Industry Mine Number l0 at Ihyan-myon (185-05, 39-52)
(XE-7815) employed 530 men and 180 women and produced an average of 4 tons of
gold ore and 6 tgns of silver ore daily. The mine area approximated 481 acres.
Mine officials included HONG To-ik (3163/6670/4135), director; KANG Sung-p'il
(1203/2110/3125), deputy director; 0 Han-yang (0702/3352/3144), head of the
administration section; KIM Chae-hwan (6855/0961/3562), head o#' the labor
section; CH'OE Myong-ch'il (1508/2494/0003), head. of the businesp section;
AN Sok-ch'an (1344/6932/6363), head of the mining section; and HWANG Mun-
prong, (7806/2429/3521), head of the technical section.
6.. On 17 May, Ministry of Industry Mine Number 121 at Yongwon-myon (126-34, 39-49)
(BV-9210) employed 930 men and 250 women and produced an average of 8 tons of
gold ore and 10 tons of silver ore daily. The mine area approximated 826 acres.
Mine officials included PAK Py6ng-u. (2613/3521/7183), director; iNA19F Y6ng-
sap (7806/3057/3610), deputy director; CHO Kwan-ho (6392/1401/6964), head of
the administration section; KIM`Ki-tak (6855/1015/1795), head of the labor
section; PAEK Ho-yang (4101/6964/3144), head of the business section; AN Min-
kit (1344/3046/0679), head of the mining section; and SONG No-kyo
(2052/6424/2403), head of the technical section,
la Comments In March 1952 a C11 NG Ki-t'aek was director of the
mater ials section of the North Korean Ministry of Industry committee
directin the rehabilitation of the Hungnam fertilizer plant, according
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