Other Names: Rajin Uranium Mine, Najin Mine
Location: Najin-kuyŏk (羅津區域), special administrative city of Nasŏn (羅先直轄市), North Hamgyŏng Province (咸鏡北道), North Korea [Note: Najin-kuyŏk was formerly the "City of Najin (羅津市)," but is now part of the special administrative city of Nasŏn.]
Subordinate to: Ministry of Extractive Industries (採取工業省), Cabinet (內閣)
Primary Function: Mining
Description: According to Osamu Eya, a Japanese journalist, the uranium mine at Najin was discovered in 1961, and is North Korea's oldest mine.
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Updated April 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65.
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