A Study on Analysis of Current Status and Causes of Mine Hazards in North Korea

Cheong koo  Cho; Jung-Hee   Lee

doi:10.12972/ksmer.2017.54.6.619

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A Study on Analysis of Current Status and Causes of Mine Hazards in North Korea 북한의 광해원인 분석과 실태에 관한 연구

31 December 2017. pp. 619-627

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Abstract

Due to production oriented resources development, mine hazards in North Korea have been in severe situation. If inter-Korean relations improve after resolving the North Korean missile crisis, mine hazards in the mining industry of North Korea can pose significant environmental risk to resource-development cooperation between the two Koreas. Moreover, impact of mine hazards spreads over time, increasing rehabilitation costs and undermining the sustainability of mining industry. Therefore, cooperation in mine reclamation is as important as that in resource-development. The purpose of this study is to identify current status and causes of mine hazards in North Korea as groundwork for Inter-Korean cooperations in the field of mine hazards.

Keywords

Mine hazards

The mining industry of North Korea

Sustainability

Inter-Korean cooperations in the field of mine hazards

Environmental risk

북한은 생산 중심 자원개발에 치중하다 보니 광해가 심각한 상태이다. 향후 북한의 핵·미사일 문제 해결로 남북 교류·협력이 재개되었을 때 북한의 광해는 남북 자원개발 협력에 의외로 큰 환경적 리스크로 작용할 수 있다. 더 욱이 광해는 시간이 경과할수록 확산되고 복구비용의 규모도 증가하는 특성이 있으므로 남북 광해협력은 자원개발 협력만큼이나 중요하다. 또한 통일비용 절감 차원이나, 건강한 생태계를 미래 세대도 누려야 한다는 지속가능성 측면 에서도 가치가 있다. 본 연구는 북한 광해에 대한 대책을 수립하기 위한 전제 작업으로서 북한 광해의 원인과 실태를 규명코자 했다. 북한의 환경관, 지속가능성 입장에서 본 북한광업의 특성, 언론분석, 새터민·전문가와의 인터뷰, 문헌 분석 등 다양한 방법을 통해 북한에서 왜 광해가 발생하고 지속되는지 고찰하고 남북 광해협력의 의미를 정리하였다.

키워드

광해

북한광업

지속가능성

남북 광해협력

환경적 리스크

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Information

Publisher :The Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Publisher(Ko) :한국자원공학회
Journal Title :Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers
Journal Title(Ko) :한국자원공학회지
Volume : 54
No :6
Pages :619-627
Received Date : 2016-10-26
Revised Date : 2016-12-11
Accepted Date : 2017-12-22
DOI :https://doi.org/10.12972/ksmer.2017.54.6.619

Journal of the Korean Society of Mineral and Energy Resources Engineers ISSN:2288-0291(Print) 2288-2790(Online) 한국자원공학회지

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