General Secretary Kim Jong Il gave field guidance to mines in Komdok area in South Hamgyong Province.

The first leg of his guidance was the Taehung Youth Hero Mine.

After being briefed on the scientific and technological achievements made by the mine, Kim Jong Il went round several production processes for hours to learn in detail about the technological updating and situation of production there.

It is a great feat of weighty significance in the industrial development of the country that officials, technicians and workers of the mine have successfully realized the Juche-orientation of the production of magnesia clinker totally based on domestic raw materials by their own efforts, he said, highly praising their feats and giving his heartfelt thanks to them.

Saying that the technological progress made by the officials, technicians and workers of the mine, pioneers in making the national economy Juche-oriented, is admirable heroic feat, he bestowed warm love for them by designating the mine as Taehung Youth Hero Mine.

He underlined the need for all fields including the metal industry to zealously follow the example of the mine so as to successfully carry out the work for putting the national economy on a Juche-oriented basis.

And he went round a mine village built into a socialist-style fairy land.

He set forth the highly important tasks to be fulfilled by the mine, stressing that the mine should be renewed in a prospective way to turn into a world leading mineral producer.

The next leg of his guidance was the Komdok Mining Complex, a gigantic nonferrous mineral production base.

Going round the Dressing Plant No. 2, the June 5 Pumping Station and other places, he acquainted himself in detail with the performance of technological updating and production.

Expressing his great satisfaction over the fact that the miners of Komdok have radically increased the mineral production by laying a material and technological foundation of the mine and done a lot of work including the establishment of excellent production culture, he highly appreciated their achievements.

Then he was informed of how the complex runs its supply service bases and went round a miners

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