화순탄광의 산업유산으로서의 가치와 보존 필요성

Abstract

This study examines the need for preservation, paying attention to the industrial heritage value of facilities owned by the Hwasun Coal Mine, which was abandoned in June 2023. To this end, first, the Hwasun Coal Mine reviews the history and influence that has led regional economic and industrial development as the central axis of the local energy industry for 118 years since the first discovery of coal in 1905. Second, the spatial structure of the mines and facilities of the Hwasun coal mine, which has a total area of 3,073ha (30.73km2), is identified by dividing the area into the coal facility, the coal yard road, the public bath, the Bokam mine, and other areas, and the industrial historical characteristics are derived around the medium-liquid coal reactor, the coal yard road, and the bath building. Third, the case of the abandoned coal mine designated as a national registered cultural heritage is reviewed, and the conservation target and preservation plan of the Hwasun coal mine are proposed. The preservation targets are derived from the coal mining facilities including heavy-fluid separation, the road to the coalfields with accumulator rails, and the building of the bathhouse. As a method of preservation, it is proposed to build a memorial hall and a complex cultural space. The purpose of this study was to ultimately discover the value of the Hwasun Coal Mine as an industrial heritage and to propose the necessity of preservation of the Hwasun Coal Mine.