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Iron Ore Mines in North Korea
North Korea has 19 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 6th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 18 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (North Korea) (19) and North Korea Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (19) — Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (North Korea) alone is named on 100% of them. 1 is in the pipeline, led by MMI Seonhaeri Mine, proposed. They account for 22% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in North Korea.
19
Iron Ore Mine in North Korea
#6
of 70 countries
1
In construction / proposed
On the interactive map
Who owns North Korea's iron ore mines
- Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (North Korea)19 100%
- North Korea Ministry of Metallurgical Industry19 100%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
Under construction & proposed
- MMI Seonhaeri Mineproposed
How North Korea compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 3. Australia98
- 4. Brazil56
- 5. Russia31
- 6. North Korea19
- 7. Malaysia18
- 8. Mongolia17
- 9. Ukraine16
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in North Korea?
- OverWatts maps 19 iron ore mines in North Korea — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 6th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in North Korea?
- Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (North Korea) is named as owner or operator on the most — 19 of 19 (100%). Next are North Korea Ministry of Metallurgical Industry (19).
- What new iron ore mines are being built in North Korea?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is MMI Seonhaeri Mine.