Iwami Omori Silver Mine

Japanese: 石見大森銀山 - いわみおおもりぎんざん
Iwami Omori Silver Mine

…Due to the manual labor and poor ventilation of the mines, it was said that even young miners would become like old men after three years of mining work. As a countermeasure, wind boxes and wind funnels were used to ventilate the mines, and in the mid-19th century, the Iwami Omori Silver Mine tried pumping in medicinal steam and having miners wear masks, but the effect was small. [Junnosuke Sasaki] …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Iwami Omori Silver Mine" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…手労働による採鉱労働と,通風の悪さとが原因で,若い鉱夫も3年間採鉱労働をすると老人のようになるといわれた。対策として,風箱,風漏斗による坑内への通風が行われ,石見大森銀山では19世紀半ばに,薬蒸気の送入と,鉱夫のマスク使用とが試みられたが,効果は小さかった。【佐々木 潤之介】。…

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