Chosen Anthracite Company Chosen Anthracite Company The Chosen Anthracite Company, Ltd. (Japanese: 朝鮮無煙炭株式会社 "Chōsen Muentan Kabushiki Kaisha"; Korean: 조선무연탄주식회사 "Joseon Muyeontan Jusikhoesa") was a kabushiki kaisha in colonial Korea that operated collieries around Korea. It was founded in 1927 by the Mitsubishi "zaibatsu" of Japan by integrating the anthracite mining operations around Pyongyang, eventually becoming the largest coal-producing company in Korea - 74.9% of the coal distributed in Korea was produced by the Chosen Anthracite Company. In 1935, majority control of the Chosen Anthracite Company went to the Oriental Development Company (Japanese: "Tōyō Takushoku Kabushiki Kaisha"), which transformed the Chosen Anthracite Company into
Anthracite iron and received it in 1837. By the time the patent was sealed, Yniscedwyn was producing about 35 tons of iron using anthracite only as a fuel. Inspired both by Geisenhainer and Crane (whose success was closely followed by the LC&N), experiments in the US continued. Baughman, Guiteau and Company used an old furnace near Mauch Chunk to produce some anthracite iron during late 1837. They built another experimental furnace nearby, which was worked for about two months during fall and winter 1838 and for some time in 1839, but mechanical deficiencies led them to abandon the furnace at the end