Sŏnbong Uranium Mine
| Other Name: | 선봉광산; Unggi Uranium Mine (웅기광산); Nasŏn Uranium Mine (나선광산); Rajin-Sŏnbong Uranium Mine; Najin-Sonbong Mine (나진-선봉광산) |
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| Location: | Sŏngbong-kun (선봉군), special administrative city of Nasŏn (나선직할시), North Hamgyŏng Province (함경북도), North Korea* *Note: Unggi-kun is an old name for Sŏnbong-kun, which is now a district in Nasŏn. |
| Subordinate To: | Ministry of Extractive Industries (채취공업성), Cabinet (내각) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
According to Bermudez, this mine was discovered and determined to be operational by Western sources in 1992; however, its current status is unknown.
Sources:
[1] Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., "North Korea's Nuclear Infrastructure," Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 February 1994, pp. 74-79.
[2] Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), p. 133.
[3] So Yong-ha, "Capacity for Nuclear Weapons Development," Hoguk, July 1989, pp. 119-122, in "North's Nuclear Capability Assessed," FBIS-EAS-89-148, 3 August 1989, pp. 23-26.
[4] Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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