Other names: Unggi Uranium Mine (웅기鑛山), Nasŏn Uranium Mine (羅先鑛山), Rajin-Sŏnbong Uranium Mine, Najin-Sonbong Mine (羅津-先鋒鑛山)
Location: Sŏngbong-kun (先鋒郡), special administrative city of Nasŏn (羅先直轄市), North Hamgyŏng Province (咸鏡北道), 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 (採取工業省), Cabinet (內閣)
Primary Function: Mining
Description: According to Bermudez, this mine was discovered and determined to be operational by Western sources in 1992; however, its current status is unknown.
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Key Sources:
Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., "North Korea's Nuclear Infrastructure," Jane's Intelligence Review, 1 February 1994, pp. 74-79; Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), p. 133; 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; Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65.
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