Pyongyang, March 24 (KCNA) -- Different units in the mining industry of the DPRK are boosting the production of minerals and nonferrous metals by definitely giving precedence to technical innovation.

The Munphyong Smeltery has over-fulfilled its first quarterly national economic plan by steadily pushing ahead with the work for improving the technical performance of electric furnaces.

The December 5 Youth Mine has newly manufactured and installed a device for boosting the productivity of crystal mirabilite and pushed ahead with the plan as scheduled by applying rational blasting methods and raising the operation rate of equipment.

The Phungnyon Mine established a well-regulated system of maintenance and repair and invented and introduced valuable technical innovation proposals to bring about a high result in production.

The workers of Jungsan and Yongyu mines have secured accessories necessary for normal operation of equipment by their own efforts and increased the production by enhancing the belt conveyor capacity through mass technical innovations. -0-