| | Korean National Heritage Online |
 | | Coal in Taebaek was first developed in 1937 during the Japanese occupation. |
 | | After the restoration of inde- pendence, Taebaek, the center of the local coal indu- stry, had significantly contributed to the economic dev- elopment of the country by playing the integral role of supplying fuel to the infrastructure industries. |
 | | Howev- er, the coal industry has been on the dramatic decline with the development of refined materials and incre- ase in the availability of clean energy throughout the world, and it is expected that the production and use of coal will be fully terminated in the near future. |
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