MIRECO is doing its best in the reclamation of mining-related damage and post-management by introducing a system of listing the mining-related damage of all mines across the nation.
Under this system, we inspect such categories as the location of mines and pits, mine development history, type of mining-related damage, location of mining-related damage, scope & size and the operation of mining-related damage prevention facilities.
| Category | Coal mines | General mines | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metal mines | Non-metal mines | Sub-total | |||
| Total | 349 | 988 | 669 | 1,657 | 2,006 |
| Operating mines | 9 | 52 | 669 | 721 | 730 |
| Idle, Abandoned mines | 340 | 936 | 0 | 936 | 1,276 |
| Regional Headquarters | Gyeongin | Gangwon | Chungcheong | Youngnam | Honam | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Seoul, Incheon, Gyeonggi |
Gangwon | Chung cheong-bukdo | Daejeon | Daegu, Gyeong sang-bukdo |
Busan, Ulsan Gyeon gsang-namdo |
Jeolla-bukdo | Gwangju, Jeolla-namdo |
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| Total | 130 | 415 | 284 | 308 | 368 | 201 | 130 | 170 | 2,006 | |
| Operating mines | 44 | 125 | 112 | 60 | 171 | 87 | 49 | 82 | 730 | |
| Abandoned mine | General mine | 86 | 119 | 151 | 174 | 141 | 114 | 80 | 71 | 936 |
| Coal mine | - | 171 | 21 | 74 | 56 | - | 1 | 17 | 340 | |
