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Knowledge on Mining and Smelting and Its Dissemination in the Edo Period (2020)

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Although Japan is today widely considered to be lacking in natural mineral resources, the country did have rich ore deposits in historical times. Gold, silver and copper deposits were concentrated in the Tōhoku region and the Kansai area. Gold deposits were also found on the island of Sado, in the mountains of the Kantō region, on the Izu peninsula, and in Satsuma (present-day Kagoshima prefecture), and copper was mined in many parts of Japan. During the Edo period (1600–1868), among the most important mines were the silver mines of Iwami/Ōmori¹ (Shimane), Ikuno (Hyōgo) and Innai (Akita), the gold mines

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Authors & Contributors
Evans, Chris
Fujimoto, Hiro
Black, Megan
David B. Landon
Peter Oakley
Haug, Henrike
Concepts
Mines and mining
Copper and copper industry
Metals and metallic compounds
Smelting
Diffusion of innovation; diffusion of knowledge; diffusion of technology
Geology
Time Periods
Edo period (Japan, 1603-1868)
19th century
16th century
20th century, early
18th century
Meiji period (Japan, 1868-1910)
Places
Japan
United States
Middle and Near East
Spain
China
Great Britain
Institutions
East India Company (English)
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