Kanako

Japanese: 金名子 - かなこ
Kanako

...Mine labor consisted of mining work, ore removal work, and mine maintenance work. Mining work was carried out by a foreman, a digger, accompanied by three or four handmen, using tools such as chisels and pickaxes. The diggers, or the Kanako who supervised the diggers, carried out the mining work on a contract basis, and the ore removal work was also carried out by the diggers under the digger's supervision. The main maintenance work in the mine was drainage work. ...

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kananako" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…坑内労働は採鉱労働と鉱石搬出労働・坑内保全労働などからなるが,採鉱労働は頭である掘大工が3~4人の手子を従えて,たがね,つるはしなどの道具によって行われていた。掘大工あるいは掘大工を統轄していた金名子(かなこ)は請負制によって採鉱を行い,鉱石搬出労働も掘大工のもとで掘子たちが行っていた。坑内保全労働のおもなものは排水労働である。…

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