Old photos of the War of Resistance Against Japan: Real image of Liaoning Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Co., Ltd

Old photos of the War of Resistance Against Japan: the live image of Liaoning Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Co., Ltd. during the World War II. This group of photos comes from old postcards issued by Japanese in those years, and the pictures are from Harvard University

Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company is located in Xihu District, Benxi City, Liaoning Province. It was founded in 1905 by Japanese chaebol Yoshiro Okura. It was the first large industrial and mining enterprise established by Japan after its invasion of the Northeast; No. 1 and No. 2 blast furnaces are among the earliest iron making blast furnaces in China; Caitun mine shaft was once called“ The largest shaft in Toyo”; In 1942, the largest mining accident in human history occurred (more than 1500 people died). Benxi Lake’s high-quality coal and iron have played an important role in the economic invasion of the Northeast by Japanese imperialism. Therefore, until the surrender of Japan in 1945, Japanese imperialism controlled the Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company for a total of 40 years

Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company is the first large-scale modern joint enterprise established by the Japanese invaders in China, which consists of coal mining, coal washing, coking, chemical industry, cement and building materials, refractories, limestone mining, iron ore mining, ore dressing, ore agglomeration, power generation, iron smelting, special steel smelting, railway transportation, comprehensive equipment manufacturing and maintenance, etc. From 1906 to 1945, Benxi Lake Coal and Iron Company produced 18.48 million tons of coal (the state-owned Benxi Coal and Iron Company dried up and closed in July 1999), 5.2 million tons of coke, 4.96 million tons of rich iron ore (6 million tons of rich iron ore buried in Nanfen), 2.61 million tons of lean iron ore, 3.44 million tons of pig iron, and 17637 tons of special steel

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本溪湖煤铁公司全景

明信片背面

本溪湖煤铁公司 发电厂内部全景

第四坑全景及坑口

庙尔沟矿山及选矿厂全景

洗炭场及附近诸工厂全景

骸炭炉全景

融矿炉全景

本溪湖煤铁公司 地图

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1948年10月30日，本溪解放后，本溪煤铁公司被人民政府接管，改称“东北行政委员会工业部本溪煤铁公司”。2008年10月，本溪湖煤铁公司溪湖厂区的厂房设备全部退出了生产。