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Ashio Copper Mine (Japan)


The Ashio Copper Mine, Ashio, Tochigi prefecture, Japan which became very significant from the end of the nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. It was the site of major pollution in the 1880s and the scene of the 1907 miners riots.

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Historic Photographs Of Ashio
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Last updated July 22nd 2009 by carnkie

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 36.6333
Longitude: 139.4397

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