| TABLE 2 |
| REPUBLIC OF
KOREA: STRUCTURE OF THE MINERAL
INDUSTRY IN 2003 |
|
| (Thousand metric
tons unless otherwise specified) |
| |
| |
|
Major operating companies |
|
|
|
Annual |
| Commodity |
|
and major equity
owners |
|
Location of main facilities |
|
capacity |
| Bismuth,
metal |
|
metric tons |
|
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. |
|
Onsan |
|
100 |
| Cadmium |
|
do. |
|
do. |
|
do. |
|
2,000 |
| Cement |
|
|
|
Ssangyong Cement Industrial Co. Ltd. |
|
Plants at Chandong, Kwang
Yang, Mungyong, |
17,900 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
Pukpyong, and Yongwol |
|
|
| Do. |
|
|
Sung Shin Cement
Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
Tanyang plant |
|
13,700 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Tong Yang Major Corp. |
|
Plants at Pukpyong and Samchok |
|
12,600 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Lafarge Halla Cement Corp. |
|
Plants at Kwang Yang and Okkye |
|
9,500 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Hyundai Cement Co. Ltd. |
|
Plants at Tanyang and Yongwol |
|
8,600 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Hanil Cement Manufacturing Co. |
|
Plants at Chungbuk and Tanyang |
|
7,900 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Asia Cement Manufacturing Co. Ltd. |
|
Plants at Daegu and Jaechon |
|
4,600 |
| Coal |
|
|
|
Korea Coal Corp. |
|
Mines at Changsung, Dogae, and Hwasoon |
|
2,000 |
| Copper,
metal, primary |
|
|
|
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. |
|
Onsan |
|
4 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
LG-Nikko Copper Inc. |
|
Changhang |
|
60 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
do. |
|
Onsan |
|
460 |
| Gas, natural |
|
|
|
Korea National Oil Corp. |
|
Ulleung Basin |
|
NA |
| Gold: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In
concentrate |
|
kilograms |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. |
|
Haenam, Cholla Province |
|
1,600 |
| Refined |
|
do. |
|
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. |
|
Onsan |
|
50,000 |
| Graphite |
|
|
|
Kaerion Graphite Ltd. |
|
Kangwon |
|
NA |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Wolmyong Mining Co. |
|
do. |
|
NA |
| Lead, metal,
primary |
|
|
|
do. |
|
do. |
|
200 |
| Nickel, metal |
|
|
|
Korea Nickel Corp. |
|
do. |
|
51 |
| Silver: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| In
concentrate |
|
kilograms |
|
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. |
|
Haenam, Cholla Province |
|
3,700 |
| Refined |
metric tons |
|
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. |
|
Onsan |
|
1,000 |
| Steel, crude |
|
|
|
Pohang Iron and Steel Co. Ltd. |
|
Kwangyang plant |
|
15,000 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
do. |
|
Pohang plant |
|
13,000 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
INI Steel Co. |
|
Donggu plant |
|
4,750 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
do. |
|
Pohang plant |
|
3,140 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. Ltd. |
|
Inchon Works |
|
1,450 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
do. |
|
Pohang Works |
|
3,600 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Kia Steel Co. Ltd. |
|
Kunsan |
|
720 |
| Talc |
|
|
|
Dongyang Talc Mining Co. |
|
Chungju Mine |
|
NA |
| Zinc, metal,
primary |
|
|
|
Korea Zinc Co. Ltd. |
|
Onsan |
|
400 |
| Do. |
|
|
|
Young Poong Corp. |
|
Sukpo |
|
200 |
| NA Not available. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|