Magnesite Mines
Magnesite in the Tanchon area, a very large resource, is under extraction since 1980 from the Taehung Youth Hero Mine and the Yongyang Mine and the former mine is reported to be operating to its full capacity.
Daeheung Mine, located in Daeheung-dong, Dancheon-si, and Hamgyeongnamdo comprising four mine blocks is in operation since 1982. It is reported to be the largest magnesite mine in the world. Magnesite ore is found in a strike of 1600 m and is being extracted since 1982. Both open pit and underground mining are done in these mine blocks and has a total capacity to extract magnesite ore of 600,000 tons per year. In 2006 the production reported was 230,000 tons of magnesite of grade of up to 46.5 percent of MgO.
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