Kishu mine

Japanese: 紀州鉱山 - きしゅうこうざん

This copper mine was located in the basin of the Yoji River, a tributary of the Kumano River, in southern Mie Prefecture. Development began during the Keicho era (1596-1615) along with the nearby Muroya, Togusuri, and Ogurusu copper mines, and it was managed by the Wakayama and Shingu domains. It was later acquired by Ishihara Sangyo Kaisha and became known as the Kishu Mine. In the past, ore was transported by hand to the mouth of the Yoji River, and then shipped to Shingu by water on the Kumano River. After the cableway was built in 1941, the ore was sent by freight car from Atawa Station to Uragami Port, and then transported by ship to Shisakajima and Saganoseki for refining, but the mine closed in May 1978.

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Japanese:

三重県南部，熊野川の支流楊枝川の流域にあった銅山。開発は付近の室谷，十薬 (とぐすり) ，大栗須 (おおぐるす) などの銅山とともに慶長年間 (1596～1615) から始り，和歌山藩や新宮藩により経営された。その後，石原産業が買収して紀州鉱山と呼ばれた。鉱石は，昔は楊枝川口まで人力で運び，そこから熊野川の水運を利用して新宮に出した。 1941年索道ができてからは，阿田和駅から貨車で浦神港へ送られ，船で四阪島や佐賀関に運搬されて精錬されたが，78年5月に閉山された。

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