Pakch'ŏn Uranium Mine
| Other Name: | 박천광산; Pakchon Mine |
|---|---|
| Location: | P'akch'ŏn-kun (박천군), North P'yŏng'an Province (평안북도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Ministry of Extractive Industries (채취공업성); and/or Pakch'ŏn Branch of the Atomic Energy Research Institute (원자력연구소박천분소), Yŏngbyŏn Nuclear Research Center (영변원자력센터), General Department of Atomic Energy (원자력총국), Cabinet (내각) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
The Pakch'ŏn Uranium Mine is reportedly one of North Korea's primary uranium sources, but its current status is unknown.
Sources:
[1] Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), pp. 132-133.
[2] ROK Ministry of Unification, Pukhan Kaeyo 2000 (Seoul: Ministry of Unification, 1999), pp. 413-414.
[3] Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., "North Korea's Nuclear Infrastructure," Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 February 1994, pp. 74-79.
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