Kamaishi Mine

Japanese: 釜石鉱山 - かまいしこうざん

Fourteen large and small deposits of limestone in the western part of Kamaishi City, Iwate Prefecture, divided into the eastern and western rows. Mainly magnetite, but also pyrite, chalcopyrite, and pyrite sulfide. Discovered during the Kyoho era (1716-1736), ironmaking began with a Western-style blast furnace in 1857. Later, a government-run factory was completed in Suzuko, and ore was sent there for processing. This was the predecessor of the Nippon Steel Corporation's Kamaishi Ironworks.

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Japanese:

岩手県釜石市の西部，東列，西列に分れる石灰石中の大小 14の鉱床。磁鉄鉱を主として，黄鉄鉱，黄銅鉱，硫化鉄鉱を含む。享保年間 (1716～36) に発見され，安政4 (1857) 年洋式高炉で製鉄事業を開始，のち鈴子に官営工場が完備，ここへ送鉱，処理されるようになった。これが新日本製鐵釜石製鉄所の前身である。

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