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Chichibu mining district (Chichibu mine), Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan
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Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Photo: 2008, JGW
Chichibu mining district, Nakatsugawa, Ohtaki-mura, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture, Kanto Region, Honshu Island, Japan
Photo: 2008, JGW
Latitude: 36°1'20"N
Longitude: 138°49'0"E
Longitude: 138°49'0"E
This district produced the first copper mined in Japan, in the year 707 C.E., early in the reign of Empress Gemmei.
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References
- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
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