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Omori Silver Mines |
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The Omori Silver Mines, situated along the long Iwami coast of Shimane prefecture have been nominated for World Heritage Site status. Along with the Potosi mines in Bolivia, the ancient Iwami mines were the largest in the world in the 16th century, and contributed a major export commodity to Japan’s national economy. (In the 17th century Japan produced approximately 1/3 of the world’s silver.) According to old maps, the silver mines covered an area of about 300 hectares, with Omori Town at the center. Although the mines have been shut down since the 1920s, there are tours that people can take to view this important component of the past.
The below are really marvelous LINK to the mine
.http://www2.pref.shimane.jp/ginzan/e/ |
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