Najin Uranium Mine
| Other Name: | 나진광산; Rajin Uranium Mine; Najin Mine |
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| Location: | Najin-kuyŏk (나진구역), special administrative city of Nasŏn (나선직할시), North Hamgyŏng Province (함경북도), North Korea* *Note: Najin-kuyŏk was formerly the "City of Najin (나진시)," but is now part of the special administrative city of Nasŏn. |
| Subordinate To: | Ministry of Extractive Industries (채취공업성), Cabinet (내각) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
According to Osamu Eya, a Japanese journalist, the uranium mine at Najin was discovered in 1961, and is North Korea's oldest mine.
Source: Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65.
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