Mines and mineral resources

Iron mine in Fushun, Manchuria. All modern power shovels were removed by Soviets during occupation, leaving only antiquated equipment of the type shown. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant main building, showing entrance through which the boiler and stoker equipment was removed. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant main building, showing skids and tow cable used for removing heavy equipment, principally boilers, from the lower part of the building. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun, Manchuria, power plant as seen from the Railway Hotel. With a capacity of 285,000 KW, this plant produced power for the Fushun coal mines and surrounding area. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Edwin Pauley (front and center) at Fushun Coal Mine in China. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun Coal Mine. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun Coal Mine in China. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Mr. Chang Kia-Ngan at the Fushun Coal Mine. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations tour. Edwin Pauley was the U.S. Ambassador on the Allied Reparations Committee from 1945-47 (the committee that assessed the reparations the Axis powers could afford to pay the victors).

Fushun Coal Mine in Fushun, Manchuria. View 5 of a panorama of the Fushun Coal Mine, one of the largest open pit mines in the world. This mine was the foundation of a large industrial complex, since the over-burden consisted of shale which provided a cheap raw material for a shale oil industry. Included in the complex were a coal hydrogenation plant, an aluminum plant, and oil shale refinery and a large thermal power house connected into the power grid serving South Manchuria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S.

Fushun Coal Mine in Fushun, Manchuria. View 4 of a panorama of the Fushun Coal Mine, one of the largest open pit mines in the world. This mine was the foundation of a large industrial complex, since the over-burden consisted of shale which provided a cheap raw material for a shale oil industry. Included in the complex were a coal hydrogenation plant, an aluminum plant, and oil shale refinery and a large thermal power house connected into the power grid serving South Manchuria. Photograph taken during the U.S. Reparations Mission. Edwin Pauley was the U.S.