Bawdwin - Bawdwin (English spelling)

Japanese: ボードウィン - ぼーどうぃん(英語表記)Bawdwin
Bawdwin - Bawdwin (English spelling)
A silver, lead and other mine in northeastern Myanmar. It is located 20km northeast of Namtu Town in northern Shan State, at an altitude of 1000m. According to an existing stone monument with Chinese characters, it was developed by Han people in 1412 during the Ming Dynasty. In the 20th century, full-scale mining began by a British company. Annual production is 50,000 tons of lead, 20,000 tons of zinc, and 1,800 tons of copper, and it is currently state-run. [Ono Toru]

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
ミャンマー北東部にある銀や鉛などの鉱山。シャン州北部,ナムトゥー町の北東20kmの地点,標高1000mの高地にある。現存する漢字の石碑によれば,明代,1412年漢人によって開発された。20世紀に入ると,イギリス系企業によって本格的採掘が行われるようになった。年産額は鉛5万t,亜鉛2万t,銅1800tなどで,現在は国営である。【大野 徹】

出典 株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について 情報

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