The Komdok area, widely known as a leading mineral production base along with the appellations of “Kumgol (gold valley)” and “Paekkumsan (white gold mountain)”, is turning into a civilized mining town in a mountain valley.

Along the long valley from the Ryongyang Mine to the Taehung Youth Hero Mine through the Komdok Mining Complex, single-, low- and multi-storey and high-rise apartment houses and service networks have been built harmoniously in graceful and distinctive styles, commanding a breathtaking view.

In October four years ago, General Secretary Kim Jong Un visited the area through a long dangerous journey to relieve the inhabitants in the area hit by a typhoon of their misfortunes and suffering.

That day, saying that he would be conscience-stricken indeed if he built new houses for only the flood victims, he stated that though it was true that the country was facing economic difficulties at present, it could be delayed no longer to provide the people in the Komdok area with splendid houses, and pointed to the need to build modern houses for the local people at an early date so that they could lead a more civilized life.

Afterwards, a large-scale construction project started and everything began to undergo change in the area.

The project is to build houses for 25 000 families at the Komdok Mining Complex, Taehung Youth Hero Mine and Ryongyang Mine and complete the building of a town in the mountain valley in a few years.

It is as good as performing a miracle to build such a large number of houses in a short span of time in the area which has more unfavourable conditions for construction than other areas.

Soldiers of the Korean People’s Army mobilized in the construction have built many dwelling houses every year as planned.

The residents could not imagine that they would be provided with such wonderful houses when they were still under construction and heard such words as a town in a mountain valley and mining town for the first time after the Komdok area came into being. They said excitedly that a great change just refers to this.

The simple and honest voices of the inhabitants reflected their gratitude to and trust in the great Workers’ Party of Korea which steadily writes the history of devoted service for the people on this land.

New houses continue to be provided gratis to ordinary working people every year by the state to bring them a happy life.

In June this year, frameworks of dozens of blocks of houses were completed in the Namphung pit area and several sections of the Ryongchon Mine of the Komdok Mining Complex and internal and external wall plastering was started. And the building of frameworks of houses reached the final stage in the areas of Roun, Youth and Muhak pits.

And by late August, over 70 percent of the total workload of the housing construction in the Komdok area was carried out and the project is being pushed more dynamically.

At present, miners of the Komdok area are full of enthusiasm to return the favour shown by the country with increased production of minerals.