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East Asia
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Country
South Korea
Resources
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Schema Version
v1.0.0
Exported
11/4/2026
{
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"exported_at": "2026-11-04T00:08:00.304Z",
"country": {
"name": "South Korea",
"iso2": "KR",
"iso3": "KOR",
"region": "East Asia",
"as_of": "2025-12-30",
"base_currency": "KRW",
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}
},
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"id": "kr-limestone",
"name": "Limestone",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "limestone",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Primary domestic mineral resource. Major cement industry. Gangwon Province has largest deposits.",
"occurrences": [
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"id": "kr-gangwon-limestone",
"name": "Gangwon Province Limestone",
"admin_areas": [
"Gangwon Province"
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"location": {
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"lon": 128.8
},
"grade": {
"value": 95,
"unit": "%Cite",
"notes": "High-purity limestone suitable for cement and steel."
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Multiple cement plants. Extensive quarrying operations.",
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
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{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Korea's most abundant mineral resource.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Korea Mineral Resources Report",
"publisher": "KIGAM",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
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"price": {
"value": 10,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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}
}
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}
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}
]
},
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"id": "kr-anthracite",
"name": "Anthracite Coal",
"category": "energy",
"type": "coal",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Declining domestic coal industry. Taebaek coalfield. Most coal imported. Few mines remain.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-taebaek-coal",
"name": "Taebaek Coalfield",
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"Gangwon Province"
],
"location": {
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"lon": 129
},
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
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"regulatory": 3,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Industry in managed decline. Government subsidies for remaining workers."
},
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"quality": "proved",
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.7,
"notes": "Declining reserves. Production ~1Mt annually vs 130Mt imports.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Korea Energy Statistics",
"publisher": "KEEI",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
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"scenario_id": "base",
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"value": 100,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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}
}
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}
]
},
{
"id": "kr-tungsten",
"name": "Tungsten",
"category": "metal",
"type": "tungsten",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Historic tungsten producer. Sangdong mine being revived. Critical mineral for tooling and electronics.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-sangdong-tungsten",
"name": "Sangdong Tungsten Mine",
"admin_areas": [
"Gangwon Province"
],
"location": {
"lat": 37.2,
"lon": 128.8
},
"grade": {
"value": 0.4,
"unit": "%WO3",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "exploration",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Almonty Industries reviving historic mine. Underground operation.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "indicated",
"quantity": {
"value": 30000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "recoverable"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.65,
"notes": "WO3 content. One of largest tungsten deposits outside China.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Critical Minerals Assessment",
"publisher": "KIGAM",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
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{
"scenario_id": "base",
"price": {
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"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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]
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{
"id": "kr-kaolin",
"name": "Kaolin",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "kaolin",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Korea has significant kaolin deposits. Used in ceramics and paper industries.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-korean-kaolin",
"name": "Korean Kaolin Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"South Chungcheong Province",
"North Gyeongsang Province"
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"dev_status": "producing",
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"infrastructure_notes": null,
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"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 1,
"notes": null
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"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
"value": 200000000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": null,
"sources": [
{
"title": "Industrial Minerals Report",
"publisher": "KIGAM",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
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"price": {
"value": 150,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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}
}
]
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]
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]
},
{
"id": "kr-silica-sand",
"name": "Silica Sand",
"category": "industrial_mineral",
"type": "silica",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Important for semiconductor and glass industries. Korea is major semiconductor producer.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-korean-silica",
"name": "Korean Silica Sand Deposits",
"admin_areas": [
"North Chungcheong Province",
"South Gyeongsang Province"
],
"grade": {
"value": 99,
"unit": "%SiO2",
"notes": null
},
"dev_status": "producing",
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"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": null
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"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "proved",
"quantity": {
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"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "in-place"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "High-purity silica for electronics industry.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Mineral Resources Statistics",
"publisher": "KIGAM",
"year": 2025,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": [
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"price": {
"value": 50,
"unit": "USD/tonne",
"currency": "USD"
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}
}
]
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]
},
{
"id": "kr-offshore-wind",
"name": "Offshore Wind Resource",
"category": "energy",
"type": "renewable",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Ambitious offshore wind targets. 12GW by 2030. South Sea and West Sea development zones.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-korean-offshore-wind",
"name": "Korean Offshore Wind Zones",
"admin_areas": [
"South Sea",
"West Sea",
"Jeju"
],
"dev_status": "exploration",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": "Multiple projects in development. Floating wind potential.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Fishery conflicts. Grid connection challenges."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 40,
"unit": "GW",
"basis": "technical_potential"
},
"as_of": "2025-01-01",
"confidence": 0.7,
"notes": "Technical potential. 12GW target by 2030.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Renewable Energy Strategy",
"publisher": "MOTIE",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "kr-fisheries",
"name": "Fisheries",
"category": "fisheries",
"type": "marine",
"strategic": false,
"notes": "Important fishing industry. Aquaculture significant. Squid, mackerel, anchovy major catches.",
"occurrences": [
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"id": "kr-korean-fisheries",
"name": "Korean Commercial Fisheries",
"admin_areas": [
"South Sea",
"West Sea",
"East Sea"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": true,
"infrastructure_notes": "Major fishing ports: Busan, Mokpo. Aquaculture facilities.",
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 3,
"notes": "Overfishing concerns. Climate affecting fish stocks. Maritime border issues."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 3200000,
"unit": "tonne",
"basis": "annual_catch"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.85,
"notes": "Total catch including aquaculture. Korea is major seafood consumer.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Fisheries Statistics",
"publisher": "Statistics Korea",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "kr-arable-land",
"name": "Arable Land",
"category": "agriculture",
"type": "farmland",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Limited agricultural land. Rice dominant crop. High food import dependence. Farmland declining.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-korean-farmland",
"name": "Korean Agricultural Land",
"admin_areas": [
"South Chungcheong",
"North Jeolla",
"South Gyeongsang"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
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"regulatory": 2,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Urbanization pressure. Aging farming population. Food security concern."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 1500000,
"unit": "hectare",
"basis": "total_farmland"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.95,
"notes": "1.5M ha farmland (declining). ~45% food self-sufficiency.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Agricultural Census",
"publisher": "Statistics Korea",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
"valuation_scenarios": []
}
]
}
]
},
{
"id": "kr-freshwater",
"name": "Freshwater Resources",
"category": "water",
"type": "freshwater",
"strategic": true,
"notes": "Monsoon-dependent water supply. Major rivers: Han, Nakdong. Dams and reservoirs critical.",
"occurrences": [
{
"id": "kr-korean-freshwater",
"name": "Korean Freshwater Systems",
"admin_areas": [
"Gyeonggi Province",
"Gangwon Province",
"South Gyeongsang"
],
"dev_status": "producing",
"export_ready": false,
"infrastructure_notes": null,
"risk": {
"security": 1,
"regulatory": 1,
"environmental": 2,
"notes": "Seasonal variability. Pollution concerns. Climate affecting monsoons."
},
"reserve_estimates": [
{
"quality": "measured",
"quantity": {
"value": 67,
"unit": "km3",
"basis": "renewable"
},
"as_of": "2024-12-31",
"confidence": 0.8,
"notes": "Annual renewable freshwater. High population density pressure.",
"sources": [
{
"title": "Water Resources Report",
"publisher": "K-water",
"year": 2024,
"type": "gov_report"
}
],
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