Pyongyang, May 7 (KCNA) -- The Musan Mining Complex in the DPRK is stepping up the preparations for blasting 1.2 million cubic meters of earth at the final stage while making innovations in the production of iron ore.

Technicians and workers of the ore conveying station, the earth-scraping conveyor station and the Musan Geological Survey Team have sped up the tunneling by introducing methods for raising the operation rate of rock drills and compressors and the blasting efficiency.

Employees of the open branch mine have made meticulous checks on equipment and preparations for blasting while conducting socialist emulation.

The workers in charge of earth-scraping and transporting and dressing iron ore have made a breakthrough in increasing the production of iron ore through introduction of technical innovation proposals for raising the capacity of equipment. -0-