SONGJIN JRON AND STEEL PLANT NEAR SONGJIN, NORTH KOREA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78T05439A000200390116-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 9, 2000
• Sequence Number: 116
• Publication Date: September 1, 1963
• Content Type: BRIEF

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Title:
Songjin Iron and Steel Plant near
Songjin, North Korea
Geo Coords;
40-42N 129-13E
NPIC Target No:
None
COMOR No:
None
Publication No:
NPIC/R-1484/63
gate: 25X1 A
September 1963
Reference:, USATC Series 200, Sheet 0290-24AL, 2d ed, -Aug 61 (S); USATM Series 50, Sheet
0290-24/24 MA, 1st ed, Jun 61 (S). NPIC Project J-244/63
This rail-served, active steel plant, ap-
proximately 0.8 sq mi .in area, is situated
on both sides of the Hanchon Chon (river)
approximately 2.5 nm NNE of Songjin. Plant
facilities, although heavily damaged during the
Korean War, have been rehabilitated and are
undergoing expansion, as shown in Figure 1.
The main plant area, located south of the
river, contains an open-hearth furnace build-
ing (850 x 65 ft) probably with 4open-hearth
furnaces, 5 probable rolling mill buildings
(varying in size from 290 x 90 ft to 570 x 265 ft),
a storage/shipping building (620 x 115 ft), a
thermal electric power plant, maintenance and
administrative areas, and an open storage area
with 7 gantry cranes.
The area north of the river comprises a
small plant with 5 processing buildings (one
large foundry-type building constructed since
_ a rail-served open storage area with
5 gantry cranes (3 being erected), and an
extensive area of new construction with one
nearly completed T-shaped probable rolling
mill (730 x 70 and 255 x 130 ft), a T-shaped
probable rolling mill (540 x 155 and 255 x 130 ft)
in early stages of construction, and miscella-
neous excavations, possibly for additional build-
ings.
The absence of ore, coke, limestone, and
blast furnaces indicates that the plant is pro-
ducing only finished steel products.
FIGURE 1 . SONGJIN IRON AND STEEL PLANT, NORTH KOREA
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