page_title: Sangdong mine
section_title: 2001–2015
hierarchical_section_title: Sangdong mine / History / 2001–2015
caption_attribution_description: 한국어: 한반도 광역 지질도
context_page_description: The Sangdong mine located in South Korea is one of the largest tungsten mines in the world. The mine is located 187 km southeast of Seoul, approximately three hours’ drive via expressways and local sealed high ways. Temperatures rise to a maximum of about 30℃ during the wet summer months of June to August. The winter period is relatively dry and extends from October to March, with freezing temperatures occurring during the period December to March.
  Sangdong Mine had been a main business station for tungsten concentrate production of Korea Tungsten Mining Co.Ltd with large scale and high quality of Sangdong tungsten production that was the driving force of South Korean economic development since post-Korean War. At the time of exporting of Sangdong tungsten products to USA in 1947, the institute of analysis and research in USA announced "Korean tungsten quality is outstanding and it is the global standard in the tungsten market".
  After a decade from mine closure of KTMC in 1994, mining rights of Sangdong mine were acquired by Woulfe Mining Corporation via Sewoo Mining Corporation in 2006 and established its wholly owned subsidiary, Almonty Korea Tungsten Corporation.
caption: Reginal geology map of Korean Peninsula
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