Korea is a large iron producer with 284 iron mines throughout the land. Most of these mines are located in the northern half of Korea, and the biggest is the Musan Mine in North Hamgyong Province. Also amply endowed on the Korean Peninsula are nickel, cobalt, apatite, marble and granite. Rivers in Korea Korea has various sized rivers. Rivers flow in deep valleys, on plateaus, hills and plains anywhere in the country from Mt. Paekdu to Mt. Hanna.
Rivers provide beautiful scenery and helps plants to grow, making human life richer.
The rivers are filled with clear water, which is good in quality. Almost all the rivers rise in the mountains and flow out to the sea, providing plentiful water for power generation and water transport. As approximately 80 percent of Korea's land consist of mountains, it is endowed with a large amount of rainfall. Because hard base rocks are often exposed near the surface of the earth, surface-water and rivers are found in all parts of the country. An annual average precipitation is 1,000 to 1,200 mm in Korea, and this also provides favorable conditions for the formation of rivers.