Private company

Oriental Consolidated Mining Company

1897–1939 American mining company in Korea

The Oriental Consolidated Mining Company (OCMC) was an American mining firm that operated between 1897 and 1939 in the Korean Empire and then Korea under Japanese rule.2 It was founded by Jacob Sloat Fassett and Leigh S. J. Hunt.1 It is headquartered in Elmira.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1
  • Industrymining1
  • HeadquartersElmira1
Winter in the mines. Tabowie camp (4095360477)
Photo: Cornell University Library, No restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Oriental Consolidated Mining Company (OCMC) was an American mining firm that operated between 1897 and 1939 in the Korean Empire and then Korea under Japanese rule.2

The story

Founded by Jacob Sloat Fassett and Leigh S. J. Hunt in 1897.1

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • gold

Listed on Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1939Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1897Founded Founded1

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