SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s biggest coal mine, Jangseong Coal Mine, formally closed Friday, 88 years after it opened, as coal output declined with the nation shifting toward greener energy sources. The anthracite coal mine in Taebaek, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul, began operations in 1936 during Japan’s colonial rule of [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jangseong Mine in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, South Korea’s largest coal production site, permanently closed its doors on June 30. This historic shutdown marks the end of an era for the nation’s coal mining industry, as the government’s mine closure policy takes full effect, transforming the once-bustling site into a [...]
TAEBAEK, Nov. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The population of miners in Taebaek, Gangwon Province, once a booming coal mine area, has fallen below 500 people. The Taebaek Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported that there were 487 miners as of late September, which represents only 3.6 percent of the miner population in 1989 (13,362 people). [...]