UNDERGROUND

American's forgotten mining heritage in Korea

The Oriental Consolidated Mining Company has a colourful history

 A transportation team in the early 1900s.  The third man from left, with his hands on his hips, might be Captain Ebenezer Barstow.  Courtesy of Dana Lower.

A transportation team in the early 1900s. The third man from left, with his hands on his hips, might be Captain Ebenezer Barstow. Courtesy of Dana Lower.

Hunt was the owner of the Oriental Consolidated Mining Company (OCMC), located in the northern part of the Korean peninsula and had come back looking for a number of hardworking, sober men under the age...

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