# Musan mine

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[42°13′55″N 129°16′09″E / 42.23194°N 129.26917°E / 42.23194; 129.26917](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Musan_mine&params=42_13_55_N_129_16_09_E_)

Mine in Musan County, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea

Musan mine Interactive map of Musan mine Location Location Musan County North Hamgyong Province Country North Korea Production Products Iron ore History Opened 1935

The **Musan mine**(무산광산연합기업소) is a large [iron](/source/Iron_ore) mine located in north-east [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) in [North Hamgyong Province](/source/North_Hamgyong_Province). Musan represents one of the largest [iron ore](/source/Iron_ore) reserves in [North Korea](/source/North_Korea) and in the world having estimated reserves of 3 billion tonnes of ore grading 41% iron metal.[1]

Industrial-level mining operations began in 1935 during the [Japanese occupation of Korea](/source/Japanese_occupation_of_Korea) and was carried out by the Mitsubishi Mining Co.[2] From 1940-45, the mine produced a combined 3,838,454 tonnes of ore concentrate at an average iron concentration of 58% elemental iron. The [Korean War](/source/Korean_War) brought mining operations to a halt but by 1989, national iron ore production had risen to 9.8 million tonnes, with Musan producing upwards of two-thirds of the total.[2] The mining industry once again collapsed as a result of the fall of the Soviet Union and the 1994-99 [North Korean famine](/source/North_Korean_famine). Production levels at Musan have yet to rebound to pre-famine highs.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-muncelu_1-0)** ["Tianchi halts work on mine in DPRK over iron ore prices"](http://www.ecns.cn/business/2013/03-28/56308.shtml). ecns.cn. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-10.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-History_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-History_2-1) Jacob Bogle (13 August 2020). ["History of the Musan Iron Mine"](https://mynorthkorea.blogspot.com/2020/08/history-of-musan-iron-mine.html). AccessDPRK. Retrieved 28 August 2020.

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