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Coal Production Increases at Sunchon Area Youth Coal Mining Complex
Pyongyang, January 9 (KCNA) -- The Sunchon Area Youth Coal Mining Complex, one of the leading coal producers in the DPRK, increases coal production.

All coal mines of the complex carry out their daily production plan at over 101 percent by giving priority to tunneling.

Choe Yong Il, manager of the complex, told KCNA:

The coal miners are filled with the zeal to set new records and norms in the coal production this year, the third year of implementing the five-year strategy for national economic development. They are paying deep attention to remarkably increasing the coal production by introducing the advanced working methods.

The February 8 Jikdong Youth Coal Mine provided nearly 100 preparatory cutting faces.

The Chonsong Youth Coal Mine correctly sets drilling position and angle according to quality of rock and simultaneously raises tunneling speed and blast efficiency.

The Ryongdae Coal Mine raises operation rates of electric cars and coal wagons.

The complex pushes ahead with the technical renovation for raising the efficiency of existing tunneling equipment to the maximum and ensures condition to introduce efficient cutting face equipment in time.

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