List of mines in Japan

This list of mines in Japan is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. This list is inherently incomplete and shows only a selection of the most notable mines.

Horonai

Akenobe

Ashio

Kōryū

Akagane

Akan

Kami-Sunagawa

Minamishiraoi

Inaushi

Yūbari

Ikushunbetsu

Miike

Hashima

Iriomote

Utara

Nittō

Naganobori

Shimokawa

Yaguki

Obira

Horobetsu

Kunitomi

Suttsu

Nishizawa

Chitose

Hokuryu

Konomai

Sanru

Kitanoo

Teine

Shizukari

Ponshikaribetsu

Todoroki

Toi gold

Toyoha

Kamaishi

Shojingawa

Kutchan

Yoichi

Jokoku

Inakuraishi

Itomuka

Komaki

Ōkawame

Kamikawa

Ikuno

Horobetsu sulphur

Kobui

Shiretoko

Otani

Taguchi

Tsugu

Nakauri

Yamanoyoshida

Fujii

Wakasa

Nakatatsu

Nojiri

Hatasa

Kamioka

Amou

Tono

Fukuoka

Hirase

Mumaya

Togi

Hattori-Kawai

Ogoya

Searashi

Suwa

Hamayokogawa

Ohinata

Tenryū

Kusakura

Otani

Asahi-budo

Nanetsu

Sado

Akatani

Mochikoshi

Yugashima

Kune

Kawazu

Seikoshi

Sennotani

Takara

Yanahara

Obie

Shin-Mikawa

Fuka

Sasaune

Yoshioka

Wanibuchi

Tsumo

Iwami

Sasagatani

Daito

Seikyu

Hirose

Ningyo-Toge

Fujigatani

Kuga

Kamogawa

Gunma-Tetsuzan

Nebazawa

Shōwa

Takatori

Hitachi

Chichibu

Ōkura

Kaso

Kidogasawa

Tochigi

Shiromaru

Asahi

Hiraki

Tada

Takeno

Ōmidani

Nakase

Takanokura

Yaso

Yokota

Chiyogahara

Mizusawa

Sennin

Tsunatori

Noda-Tamagawa

Matsuo

Hanawa

Taro

Akaishi

Unekura

Iwate

Tanohata

Hanawa 2

Oarasawa-Akutozawa

Matsuiwa

Hosokura

Oya

Kabasawa

Akayama

Isobe-Koyama

Ohori

Mogami

Nissho

Ōizumi

Itaya

Yatani

Yoshino

Yoshiwara

Nagatare

Sannotake

Fuke

Hishikari

Yamagano

Kushikino

Kasuga

Akeshi

Onoyama

Iwato

Sarayama

Suzuyama

Makimine

Mitate

Taishu

Moe-Tatsugo

Otanibira

Matsubara-douzan

Yakushima

Kimu

Hoei

Obira

Bajo

Kiura

Taio

Ōku

Takaura

Hirota

Yuryo

Besshi

Ikadazu

Sazare

Ōkuki

Ichinokawa

Kurase

Motoyasu

Shingu

Kunimiyama

Ananai

Shirataki

Tosakubo

Minawa

Nonowaki

Amakusa

Hanaoka

Kosaka

Shakanai

Myoho

Otaru-Matsukura

Nozawa

Ryūshōden

List of mines in Japan (Japan)

Copper Iron (triangle mark) Gold/Silver Alkali/bases Lanthanide/Actinide other metals Coal, oil or oil slate Chalcogen/Halogen other non-metal stone, crystals and complex compounds

List of mines in Japan

Mine	Produce	!Coordinates	Associated town	Owner	Opened	Closed	Comments
Ichinokawa Mine[1][2]	Antimony	33.889°N 133.219°E / 33.889; 133.219	Saijō, Ehime		1659	1957
Kimu mine[3]	Antimony	26.499°N 127.903°E / 26.499; 127.903	Okinawa Island		?	?
Tsugu mine[4][5]	Antimony	35.178°N 137.629°E / 35.178; 137.629	Shitara, Aichi		15##	1956
Obira mine[6]	Arsenic	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	Bungo-ōno, Oita		?	?	also contains boron and fluorine minerals
Matsuiwa mine[7]	Arsenic	38.967°N 141.519°E / 38.967; 141.519	Kesennuma, Miyagi		1949	1974	also contains some uranium, silver and gold
Sasagatani mine[8]	Arsenic	34.549°N 131.703°E / 34.549; 131.703	Tsuwano, Shimane		?	?	closed
Akenobe mine[9]	Arsenic	35.283°N 134.667°E / 35.283; 134.667	Yabu, Hyōgo		1908	1987
Nozawa mine [ja]	Asbestos	43.267°N 142.403°E / 43.267; 142.403	Furano, Hokkaido		1942	1969
Gunma-tetsuzan[10]	Barium	36.653°N 138.597°E / 36.653; 138.597	Nakanojō, Gunma		1943	1975
Minamishiraoi baryte mine[11]	Barium	42.661°N 141.226°E / 42.661; 141.226	Shiraoi, Hokkaido		1950	1988
Otaru-Matsukura mine [ja]	Barium	43.127°N 140.964°E / 43.127; 140.964	Otaru		1932	1979
Fukuoka mine[12]	Beryllium	35.586°N 137.468°E / 35.586; 137.468	Nakatsugawa, Gifu	Furukawa	?	?	Closed
Sannotake mine[13][14]	Bismuth	33.7°N 130.85°E / 33.7; 130.85	Tagawa, Fukuoka		?	?	includes Yokozuru mine
Fukuoka mine[12]	Bismuth	35.586°N 137.468°E / 35.586; 137.468	Nakatsugawa, Gifu	Furukawa	?	?	Closed
Inaushi mine[15]	Bismuth	43.242°N 143.722°E / 43.242; 143.722	Kitami, Hokkaido		1934	1964
Hosokura mine[16][17]	Cadmium	38.808°N 140.9°E / 38.808; 140.9	Kurihara, Miyagi		1898	1977	now become an amusement park
Fuka mine[18]	Calcite	34.767°N 133.433°E / 34.767; 133.433	Takahashi, Okayama		?	open	high purity, used for toothpaste
Hirose mine[19]	Chromium	35.067°N 133.2°E / 35.067; 133.2	Hino, Tottori		?	?	closed
Nittō mine[20]	Chromium	42.572°N 142.287°E / 42.572; 142.287	Saru, Hokkaido		1917	1959
Amakusa coalfield[21]	coal	32.25°N 130.06°E / 32.25; 130.06	Amakusa		186#	1963	closed but not depleted
Mogami coal field[22][23][24]	coal	38.613°N 140.331°E / 38.613; 140.331	Ōishida, Yamagata		?	open	lignite rich in germanium
Iwate mine[25]	coal	39.885°N 141.631°E / 39.885; 141.631	Iwaizumi, Iwate		?	?
Hokutan Horonai coal mine	coal	43.221°N 141.909°E / 43.221; 141.909	Mikasa, Hokkaido	Hokutan	1879	1989	Went Bankrupt
Kami-sunagawa coal mine	coal	43.476°N 141.992°E / 43.476; 141.992	Kamisunagawa	Mitsui	1915	1986	Japan Microgravity Centre
Hokutan Yūbari mine	coal	43.064°N 141.985°E / 43.064; 141.985	Yūbari	Hokutan	1890	197#	Went Bankrupt
Hokutan Ikushunbetsu coal mine	coal	43.261°N 141.968°E / 43.261; 141.968	Ikushunbetsu	Hokutan	1885	1957
Miike coal mine	coal	33.014°N 130.456°E / 33.014; 130.456	Ōmuta	Tachibana clan	1872	1997
Mitsubishi Hashima coal mine	coal	32.628°N 129.738°E / 32.628; 129.738	Hashima	Mitsubishi	1869	1974	Closed
Iriomote Coal Mine	coal	24.333°N 123.8°E / 24.333; 123.8	Iriomote	Mitsui	1886	1960	Closed
Utara Coal Mine	coal	24.302°N 123.707°E / 24.302; 123.707	Iriomote	Marusan Mining Company	1936	1943	Closed
Shirataki mine[26][27][28]	Cobalt	33.828°N 133.472°E / 33.828; 133.472	Ōkawa, Kōchi	Nippon Mining Co	?	?
Besshi copper mine[29][30]	Copper	33.853°N 133.314°E / 33.853; 133.314	Niihama, Ehime	Sumitomo	1691	1973
Chiyogahara mine[31]	Cobalt	38.867°N 141.35°E / 38.867; 141.35	Fujisawa, Iwate		?	?
Hitachi mine[32][33]	Cobalt	36.629°N 140.606°E / 36.629; 140.606	Hitachi, Ibaraki		1905	1974
Kune mine[34]	Cobalt	35.085°N 137.833°E / 35.085; 137.833	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka		1897	open
Tenryū mine[34][35]	Cobalt	35.283°N 137.85°E / 35.283; 137.85	Tenryū, Nagano		?	open
Naganobori mine[36]	Cobalt	34.245°N 131.336°E / 34.245; 131.336	Mine, Yamaguchi		1941	1945
Shimokawa mine[37]	Cobalt	44.215°N 142.701°E / 44.215; 142.701	Shimokawa, Hokkaido		1941	1979
Kosaka mine[38]	Copper	40.337°N 140.754°E / 40.337; 140.754	Kosaka, Akita	Dowa Holdings	18##	?
Hanaoka mine[39]	Copper	40.309°N 140.552°E / 40.309; 140.552	Ōdate, Akita	Kajima, Dowa mining	1885	?	the site of Hanaoka Incident during WWII[40]
Nonowaki mine[41][42]	Copper	33.9°N 134.247°E / 33.9; 134.247	Naka, Tokushima		?	196#
Minawa mine[43]	Copper	33.992°N 133.786°E / 33.992; 133.786	Miyoshi, Tokushima		1956	1970
Shirataki mine[26][27][28]	Copper	33.828°N 133.472°E / 33.828; 133.472	Ōkawa, Kōchi	Nippon Mining Co	?	?
Shingu mine[44][45]	Copper	33.933°N 133.633°E / 33.933; 133.633	Shikokuchūō, Ehime		1911	1975	also diamond-bearing Lherzolite
Motoyasu mine[46]	Copper	33.796°N 133.253°E / 33.796; 133.253	Saijō, Ehime		1877	1972
Ōkuki mine[47][48]	Copper	33.514°N 132.656°E / 33.514; 132.656	Uchiko, Ehime		?	?
Sazare mine[49][50][51]	Copper	33.904°N 133.542°E / 33.904; 133.542	Niihama, Ehime		?	1979
Ikadazu mine[52]	Copper	33.832°N 133.383°E / 33.832; 133.383	Niihama, Ehime		?	1973
Besshi copper mine[29][30]	Copper	33.853°N 133.314°E / 33.853; 133.314	Niihama, Ehime	Sumitomo	1691	1973
Yuryo mine[53][54]	Copper	33.707°N 132.803°E / 33.707; 132.803	Iyo, Ehime		1938	1954
Hirota mine[55][56]	Copper	33.65°N 132.8°E / 33.65; 132.8	Iyo, Ehime		1917	1930
Takaura mine[57][58]	Copper	33.376°N 132.122°E / 33.376; 132.122	Ikata, Ehime		1914	1965
Ōku mine[59]	Copper	33.412°N 132.181°E / 33.412; 132.181	Ikata, Ehime		?	closed
Obira mine[6]	Copper	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	Bungo-ōno, Oita		?	?	also contains boron and fluorine minerals
Matsubara-douzan mine[60]	Copper	27.861°N 128.917°E / 27.861; 128.917	Tokunoshima		1903	1928
Moe-Tatsugo mine[61]	Copper	28.459°N 129.61°E / 28.459; 129.61	Amami Ōshima		?	closed
Mitate mine[62][63]	Copper	32.775°N 131.472°E / 32.775; 131.472	Hinokage, Miyazaki	Rasa Industries	1915	1970	on slopes of Mount Sobo
Makimine mine[64][65][66]	Copper	32.63°N 131.458°E / 32.63; 131.458	Hinokage, Miyazaki	Mitsubishi	194x	?
Iwato mine[67][68]	Copper	31.277°N 130.326°E / 31.277; 130.326	Makurazaki, Kagoshima		?	?
Sannotake mine[13][14]	Copper	33.7°N 130.85°E / 33.7; 130.85	Tagawa, Fukuoka		?	?	includes Yokozuru mine
Yoshiwara mine[69][70]	Copper	33.75°N 130.85°E / 33.75; 130.85	Kitakyushu, Fukuoka		1910	1971
Ōizumi mine[71][72][73]	Copper	38.413°N 139.728°E / 38.413; 139.728	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		1882	1950
Ohori mine[74][75]	Copper	38.746°N 140.464°E / 38.746; 140.464	Mogami, Yamagata		?	?
Isobe-Koyama mine[76][77]	Copper	38.45°N 140.217°E / 38.45; 140.217	Sagae, Yamagata		1932	1977
Akayama mine[78][79]	Copper	38.074°N 140.303°E / 38.074; 140.303	Naragejuku, Yamagata		16xx	1972	also contains some zinc, silver and gold
Matsuiwa mine[7]	Copper	38.967°N 141.519°E / 38.967; 141.519	Kesennuma, Miyagi		1949	1974	also contains some uranium, silver and gold
Oarasawa-Akutozawa mine[80]	Copper	39.274°N 140.894°E / 39.274; 140.894	Waga, Iwate		1907	1920	116 kt Cu produced
Hanawa 2 mine[81]	Copper	40.176°N 140.867°E / 40.176; 140.867	Hachimantai, Iwate		?	?	not to be confused with Hanawa manganese mine in Miyako, Iwate
Unekura mine[82][83]	Copper	39.233°N 140.85°E / 39.233; 140.85	Yuda, Iwate	Dowa Kogyo K. K.	?	open
Akaishi mine[84]	Copper	39.36°N 140.792°E / 39.36; 140.792	Yuda, Iwate		1914	1973
Tsunatori mine[85]	Copper	39.304°N 140.942°E / 39.304; 140.942	Waga District, Iwate		1908	1962
Sennin mine[86]	Copper	39.311°N 140.889°E / 39.311; 140.889	Waga District, Iwate		1911	1974	also called Wagasennin mine
Mizusawa mine[87]	Copper	39.437°N 140.776°E / 39.437; 140.776	Waga District, Iwate		1717	?
Yokota mine[88][89][90]	Copper	37.388°N 139.442°E / 37.388; 139.442	Kaneyama, Fukushima		?	?
Yaso mine[91]	Copper	37.058°N 139.658°E / 37.058; 139.658	Minamiaizu, Fukushima		1952	1970
Takanokura mine[92]	Copper	37.626°N 140.822°E / 37.626; 140.822	Sōma, Fukushima		?	?
Tada mine[93]	Copper	34.893°N 135.358°E / 34.893; 135.358	Inagawa, Hyōgo	Nihon Kogyo	1211	1973
Tochigi mine[94]	Copper	36.794°N 139.814°E / 36.794; 139.814	Shioya, Tochigi		1946	1965
Kidogasawa mine[95]	Copper	36.797°N 139.7°E / 36.797; 139.7	Nikkō, Tochigi		1940	1974
Chichibu mine[96]	Copper	36.022°N 138.817°E / 36.022; 138.817	Ōtaki, Saitama		708	?	first ever copper mine of Japan
Fujigatani mine[97]	Copper	34.144°N 132.017°E / 34.144; 132.017	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi		1955	1977	closed
Sasagatani mine[8]	Copper	34.549°N 131.703°E / 34.549; 131.703	Tsuwano, Shimane		?	?	closed
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[98][99]	Copper	35.164°N 132.442°E / 35.164; 132.442	Ōda, Shimane		130#	1923	world leading medieval silver producer
Tsumo mine[100][101]	Copper	34.65°N 131.986°E / 34.65; 131.986	Masuda, Shimane		195x	?
Yoshioka mine[102]	Copper	34.858°N 133.458°E / 34.858; 133.458	Takahashi, Okayama		1905	1972
Sasaune mine[103][104]	Copper	34.853°N 133.472°E / 34.853; 133.472	Takahashi, Okayama		?	196#	also produced iron pigment
Shin-mikawa mine[105]	Copper	34.633°N 133.583°E / 34.633; 133.583	Yakage, Okayama		1916	1957
Obie mine[106]	Copper	34.611°N 133.797°E / 34.611; 133.797	Kurashiki, Okayama		1906	1947
Yanahara mine[107][108]	Copper	34.958°N 134.069°E / 34.958; 134.069	Misaki, Okayama		195#	1970	also produced iron oxide for audio tapes
Takara mine[109][110]	Copper	35.575°N 138.85°E / 35.575; 138.85	Tsuru, Yamanashi		1942	1962	also produced pyrite
Kune mine[34]	Copper	35.085°N 137.833°E / 35.085; 137.833	Hamamatsu, Shizuoka		1897	open
Kusakura mine[111]	Copper	37.683°N 139.483°E / 37.683; 139.483	Kanose, Niigata	Furukawa	1738	?
Ogoya mine[112]	Copper	36.293°N 136.592°E / 36.293; 136.592	Komatsu, Ishikawa		1884	1971
Hatasa mine[113]	Copper	35.852°N 137.063°E / 35.852; 137.063	Gujō, Gifu		1674	1916
Nojiri mine[114]	Copper	35.876°N 136.717°E / 35.876; 136.717	Ōno, Fukui		?	1968	Underwater after construction of Kuzuryu Dam
Nakatatsu mine[115]	Copper	35.873°N 136.578°E / 35.873; 136.578	Ōno, Fukui		?	?	Closed
Nakauri mine[116]	Copper	34.849°N 137.552°E / 34.849; 137.552	Kamaishi, Iwate		1953	1953	worked for 3 months
Kamaishi mine[117]	Copper	39.3°N 141.683°E / 39.3; 141.683	Kamaishi, Iwate		1727	1993	Dominant iron producer of Japan pre-war
Ashio copper mine[118]	Copper	36.633°N 139.444°E / 36.633; 139.444	Nikkō, Tochigi	Furukawa	1600	1973	Largest copper output during late 19th century, place of 1907 Ashio riot
Yaguki mine[119]	Copper	37.171°N 140.915°E / 37.171; 140.915	Iwaki, Fukushima		1945	1974
Obira mine[6]	Copper	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	mount Sobo in Nishiusuki, Miyazaki		1617	1954
Horobetsu mine [ja][120]	Copper	42.475°N 141.05°E / 42.475; 141.05	Noboribetsu, Hokkaido		1898	1973
Shimokawa mine[37]	Copper	44.215°N 142.701°E / 44.215; 142.701	Shimokawa, Hokkaido		1941	1979
Kunitomi Mine [ja][121]	Copper	43.008°N 140.658°E / 43.008; 140.658	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		1909	1945
Suttsu mine[122]	Copper	42.772°N 140.293°E / 42.772; 140.293	Suttsu District, Hokkaido		?	1962
Akenobe mine[9]	Copper	35.283°N 134.667°E / 35.283; 134.667	Yabu, Hyōgo		1908	1987
Myoho mine[9]	Copper	33.653°N 135.819°E / 33.653; 135.819	Higashimuro District, Wakayama		1948	1965
Mogami coal field[22][23][24]	Germanium	38.613°N 140.331°E / 38.613; 140.331	Ōishida, Yamagata		?	open	lignite rich in germanium
Ōkuki mine[47][48]	Gold	33.514°N 132.656°E / 33.514; 132.656	Uchiko, Ehime		?	?
Takaura mine[57][58]	Gold	33.376°N 132.122°E / 33.376; 132.122	Ikata, Ehime		1914	1965
Taio gold mine[123][124]	Gold	33.139°N 130.894°E / 33.139; 130.894	Hita, Ōita		1896	1972	now museum
Bajo mine[125]	Gold	33.481°N 131.517°E / 33.481; 131.517	Bungotakada, Ōita		?	?
Yakushima mine[126]	Gold	30.359°N 130.529°E / 30.359; 130.529	Yakushima		?	1958	leading tungsten producer
Iwato mine[67][68]	Gold	31.277°N 130.326°E / 31.277; 130.326	Makurazaki, Kagoshima		?	?
Onoyama mine[127]	Gold	31.938°N 130.731°E / 31.938; 130.731	Yūsui, Kagoshima		?	?
Akeshi mine[128][129]	Gold	31.31°N 130.379°E / 31.31; 130.379	Minamikyūshū, Kagoshima		?	198x	closed
Kasuga mine[130]	Gold	31.266°N 130.275°E / 31.266; 130.275	Makurazaki, Kagoshima		?	open	silica with gold as by-product
Kushikino mine[131][132]	Gold	31.754°N 130.3°E / 31.754; 130.3	Kushikino, Kagoshima	Mitsui mining	195#	closed
Yamagano mine[133][134]	Gold	31.919°N 130.617°E / 31.919; 130.617	Kirishima, Kagoshima		1642	1965
Hishikari mine[135][136][137]	Gold	31.992°N 130.708°E / 31.992; 130.708	Yūsui, Kagoshima	Sumitomo Metal Mining	1985	open	the only open gold mine of Japan as in 2014
Fuke mine[138][139][140]	Gold	32.15°N 130.617°E / 32.15; 130.617	Isa, Kagoshima	Toa mining	1937	1976	also nearby Okuchi mine
Sannotake mine[13][14]	Gold	33.7°N 130.85°E / 33.7; 130.85	Tagawa, Fukuoka		?	?	includes Yokozuru mine
Yoshino mine[141][142][143][144]	Gold	38.153°N 140.197°E / 38.153; 140.197	Nan'yō, Yamagata		?	1975
Isobe-Koyama mine[76][77]	Gold	38.45°N 140.217°E / 38.45; 140.217	Sagae, Yamagata		1932	1977
Oya mine[145]	Gold	38.867°N 141.522°E / 38.867; 141.522	Motoyoshi, Miyagi		1915	1971
Tsunatori mine[85]	Gold	39.304°N 140.942°E / 39.304; 140.942	Waga District, Iwate		1908	1962
Nakase mine[146]	Gold	35.358°N 134.625°E / 35.358; 134.625	Yabu, Hyōgo		?	?
Ōmidani mine[147]	Gold	35.246°N 134.647°E / 35.246; 134.647	Shisō, Hyōgo		1961	1983
Takeno mine[148]	Gold	35.611°N 134.736°E / 35.611; 134.736	Kinosaki, Hyōgo		?	?
Asahi mine[149]	Gold	34.902°N 134.314°E / 34.902; 134.314	Asago, Hyōgo		1921	1985
Nebazawa mine[150][151]	Gold	36.871°N 139.322°E / 36.871; 139.322	Katashina, Gunma		1961	1982
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[98][99]	Gold	35.164°N 132.442°E / 35.164; 132.442	Ōda, Shimane		130#	1923	world leading medieval silver producer
Tsumo mine[100][101]	Gold	34.65°N 131.986°E / 34.65; 131.986	Masuda, Shimane		1950x	?
Seikoshi mine[152][153]	Gold	34.9°N 138.827°E / 34.9; 138.827	Toi, Shizuoka		1935	1983
Kawazu mine[154]	Gold	34.699°N 138.922°E / 34.699; 138.922	Shimoda, Shizuoka		1915	1959
Yugashima mine[155]	Gold	34.881°N 138.914°E / 34.881; 138.914	Amagiyugashima, Shizuoka		1939	1958
Mochikoshi mine[156]	Gold	34.876°N 138.864°E / 34.876; 138.864	Amagiyugashima, Shizuoka		1929	1952
Sado mine[157]	Gold	38.038°N 138.261°E / 38.038; 138.261	Sado, Niigata		1601	1974
Togi mine[158][159]	Gold	37.144°N 136.783°E / 37.144; 136.783	Shika, Ishikawa	Mitsubishi Metal Mining	1906	1942
Mumaya mine[160]	Gold	36.067°N 137.024°E / 36.067; 137.024	Shōkawa, Gifu		159#	?
Tsugu mine[4][5]	Gold	35.178°N 137.629°E / 35.178; 137.629	Shitara, Aichi		15##	1956
Kamaishi mine[117]	Gold	39.3°N 141.683°E / 39.3; 141.683	Kamaishi, Iwate		1727	1993	Dominant iron producer of Japan pre-war
Nishizawa mine[161]	Gold	36.869°N 139.498°E / 36.869; 139.498	Nikkō, Tochigi		1928	?
Chitose mine [ja][162]	Gold	42.725°N 141.217°E / 42.725; 141.217	Chitose, Hokkaido		1936	1974
Hokuryu mine[163]	Gold	44.542°N 142.817°E / 44.542; 142.817	Monbetsu, Hokkaido		?	1943
Konomai gold mine[164]	Gold	44.135°N 143.349°E / 44.135; 143.349	Monbetsu, Hokkaido		1917	1973
Horobetsu mine[120]	Gold	42.475°N 141.05°E / 42.475; 141.05	Noboribetsu, Hokkaido		1898	1973
Sanru mine [ja][165]	Gold	44.383°N 142.642°E / 44.383; 142.642	Shimokawa, Hokkaido		1926	1983
Kitanoo mine[166]	Gold	43.925°N 143.569°E / 43.925; 143.569	Kitami, Hokkaido		1924	1943
Teine mine [ja][167]	Gold	43.092°N 141.203°E / 43.092; 141.203	Sapporo, Hokkaido		1941	1971
Shizukari Mine [ja][168]	Gold	42.6°N 140.458°E / 42.6; 140.458	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		1918	1962
Ponshikaribetsu mine[169]	Gold	43.184°N 140.786°E / 43.184; 140.786	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		1891	open
Todoroki mine[170]	Gold	43.008°N 140.925°E / 43.008; 140.925	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		1903	1974
Toi gold mine	Gold	34.908°N 138.793°E / 34.908; 138.793	Toi	Sumitomo Group	1370	1965
Kōryū Mine [ja][171]	Gold	42.793°N 141.286°E / 42.793; 141.286	Eniwa, Hokkaido		1935	1943
Amou mine[172]	Gold	36.234°N 136.954°E / 36.234; 136.954	Shirakawa, Gifu (village)		?	closed	large gold deposit
Sennotani mine[173]	Graphite	36.71°N 137.167°E / 36.71; 137.167	Toyama, Toyama		?	1967	85% of graphite producer of Japan in 1951
Amou mine[172]	Graphite	36.234°N 136.954°E / 36.234; 136.954	Shirakawa, Gifu (village)		?	closed	Leading graphite producer of Japan
Toyoha mine[174]	Indium	42.98°N 141.041°E / 42.98; 141.041	Sapporo, Hokkaido		?	2006	World leading indium producer until exhausted
Kunimiyama mine[175][176]	Iron	33.631°N 133.419°E / 33.631; 133.419	Kōchi, Kōchi		?	closed
Sannotake mine[13][14]	Iron	33.7°N 130.85°E / 33.7; 130.85	Tagawa, Fukuoka		?	?	includes Yokozuru mine
Kabasawa mine[177][178]	Iron	38.326°N 140.728°E / 38.326; 140.728	Aoba-ku, Sendai		?	?
Matsuo mine[179][180]	Iron	39.933°N 140.933°E / 39.933; 140.933	Matsuo, Iwate		1914	1971	important iron and sulphur producer
Sennin mine[86]	Iron	39.311°N 140.889°E / 39.311; 140.889	Waga District, Iwate		1911	1974	also called Wagasennin mine
Gunma-tetsuzan[10]	Iron	36.653°N 138.597°E / 36.653; 138.597	Nakanojō, Gunma		1943	1975
Akatani mine	Iron	37.808°N 139.492°E / 37.808; 139.492	Shibata, Niigata		1925	1975
Suwa mine[181]	Iron	36.044°N 138.275°E / 36.044; 138.275	Chino, Nagano		?	195#
Akagane mine[182]	Iron	39.167°N 141.333°E / 39.167; 141.333	Esashi, Iwate		1912	1974
Kamaishi mine[117]	Iron	39.3°N 141.683°E / 39.3; 141.683	Kamaishi, Iwate		1727	1993	Dominant iron producer of Japan pre-war
Shojingawa mine[183]	Iron	41.895°N 140.699°E / 41.895; 140.699	Nanae, Hokkaido		1897	1960
Kutchan mine[184]	Iron	42.91°N 140.778°E / 42.91; 140.778	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		?	?	Dominant iron producer of Japan during Pacific War
Taishu mine[185][186]	Kaolinite	34.221°N 129.219°E / 34.221; 129.219	Tsushima Island		699	open	initially mined for silver, later switched for kaolinite
Sarayama mine[187]	Kaolinite	32.358°N 130.033°E / 32.358; 130.033	Amakusa		?	open
Itaya mine[188][189]	Kaolinite	37.772°N 140.25°E / 37.772; 140.25	Yonezawa, Yamagata		?	?	paper-clay
Hiraki mine[190][191]	Kaolinite	34.958°N 135.1°E / 34.958; 135.1	Sanda, Hyōgo		?	open	High purity, used for fiber optics
Hattori-Kawai mine[192]	Kaolinite	36.393°N 136.597°E / 36.393; 136.597	Nomi, Ishikawa and Hakusan, Ishikawa		1930	open	Hattori mine in Nomi closed in 2001
Shakanai mine[193]	Lead	40.308°N 140.578°E / 40.308; 140.578	Ōdate, Akita	Dowa Holdings	?	?	also contains Germanium, Indium and Gold
Kosaka mine[38]	Lead	40.337°N 140.754°E / 40.337; 140.754	Kosaka, Akita	Dowa Holdings	18##	?
Hanaoka mine[39]	Lead	40.309°N 140.552°E / 40.309; 140.552	Ōdate, Akita	Kajima, Dowa mining	1885	?	the site of Hanaoka Incident during WWII
Mitate mine[62][63]	Lead	32.775°N 131.472°E / 32.775; 131.472	Hinokage, Miyazaki	Rasa Industries	1915	1970	on slopes of Mount Sobo
Ohori mine[74][75]	Lead	38.746°N 140.464°E / 38.746; 140.464	Mogami, Yamagata		?	?
Yatani mine[194][195]	Lead	37.775°N 140.017°E / 37.775; 140.017	Yonezawa, Yamagata		?	?	also some gold and silver[196]
Ōizumi mine[71][72][73]	Lead	38.413°N 139.728°E / 38.413; 139.728	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		1882	1950
Nissho mine[197][198]	Lead	38.992°N 140.242°E / 38.992; 140.242	Mamurogawa, Yamagata		1937	1963
Hosokura mine[16][17]	Lead	38.808°N 140.9°E / 38.808; 140.9	Kurihara, Miyagi		1898	1977	now become an amusement park
Hanawa 2 mine[81]	Lead	40.176°N 140.867°E / 40.176; 140.867	Hachimantai, Iwate		?	?	not to be confused with Hanawa manganese mine in Miyako, Iwate
Taro mine[199][200][201]	Lead	39.758°N 141.933°E / 39.758; 141.933	Miyako, Iwate		1936	1979	reused for Cosmic-ray observatory of Meisei University
Tsumo mine[100][101]	Lead	34.65°N 131.986°E / 34.65; 131.986	Masuda, Shimane		195x	?
Wanibuchi mine[202][203]	Lead	35.417°N 132.75°E / 35.417; 132.75	Izumo, Shimane		?	?	also important gypsum producer
Nanetsu mine[204]	Lead	37.094°N 139.042°E / 37.094; 139.042	Muika, Niigata		1963	1971
Asahi-budo mine[205]	Lead	38.4°N 139.561°E / 38.4; 139.561	Murakami, Niigata		1941	1957
Otani mine[206]	Lead	37.75°N 139.413°E / 37.75; 139.413	Mikawa, Niigata		1632	1961
Hatasa mine[113]	Lead	35.852°N 137.063°E / 35.852; 137.063	Gujō, Gifu		1674	1916
Ohinata mine[207]	Lead	36.167°N 138.483°E / 36.167; 138.483	Sakuho, Nagano		?	?	Closed
Nakatatsu mine[115]	Lead	35.873°N 136.578°E / 35.873; 136.578	Ōno, Fukui		?	?	Closed
Toyoha mine[174]	Lead	42.98°N 141.041°E / 42.98; 141.041	Sapporo, Hokkaido		?	2006	World leading indium producer until exhausted
Obira mine[6]	Lead	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	mount Sobo in Nishiusuki, Miyazaki		1617	1954
Inaushi mine[15]	Lead	43.242°N 143.722°E / 43.242; 143.722	Kitami, Hokkaido		1934	1964
Yoichi Mine[208]	Lead	43.217°N 140.7°E / 43.217; 140.7	Shakotan Peninsula, Hokkaido		?	1963
Suttsu mine[122]	Lead	42.772°N 140.293°E / 42.772; 140.293	Suttsu District, Hokkaido		?	1962
Nagatare mine[209][210]	Lithium	33.583°N 130.283°E / 33.583; 130.283	Fukuoka, Fukuoka		?	?
Ananai mine[211]	Manganese	33.692°N 133.647°E / 33.692; 133.647	Nankoku, Kōchi		?	closed
Kunimiyama mine[175][176]	Manganese	33.631°N 133.419°E / 33.631; 133.419	Kōchi, Kōchi		?	closed
Kurase mine[212]	Manganese	33.8°N 133.033°E / 33.8; 133.033	Saijō, Ehime		?	?
Ōizumi mine[71][72][73]	Manganese	38.413°N 139.728°E / 38.413; 139.728	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		1882	1950
Tanohata mine[213]	Manganese	39.917°N 141.9°E / 39.917; 141.9	Tanohata, Iwate		?	?	a type location for a number of rare minerals
Hanawa mine[214]	Manganese	39.641°N 141.957°E / 39.641; 141.957	Miyako, Iwate		?	?	closed
Noda-Tamagawa mine[215][216]	Manganese	40.073°N 141.808°E / 40.073; 141.808	Noda, Iwate		1950	?
Shiromaru mine[217]	Manganese	35.808°N 139.125°E / 35.808; 139.125	Okutama, Tokyo		?	?	now submerged, also called Hakumaru mine
Kaso mine[218][219]	Manganese	36.604°N 139.633°E / 36.604; 139.633	Kanuma, Tochigi		1947	?
Ōkura mine[220]	Manganese	36.856°N 139.328°E / 36.856; 139.328	Hannō, Saitama		1941	1945
Shōwa mine[221]	Manganese	36.551°N 139.308°E / 36.551; 139.308	Kiryū, Gunma		?	?	closed
Hamayokogawa mine[222]	Manganese	35.973°N 137.9°E / 35.973; 137.9	Kamiina District, Nagano		1925	1966	large deposits
Searashi mine[223]	Manganese	37.116°N 136.88°E / 37.116; 136.88	Nanao, Ishikawa		?	?
Fujii mine[224]	Manganese	35.533°N 135.85°E / 35.533; 135.85	Wakasa, Fukui		?	?
Taguchi mine[225]	Manganese	35.119°N 137.546°E / 35.119; 137.546	Shitara, Aichi		?	?	also Pyroxmangite gems
Obira mine[6]	Manganese	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	mount Sobo in Nishiusuki, Miyazaki		1617	1954
Jokoku mine[226]	Manganese	41.667°N 140.053°E / 41.667; 140.053	Kaminokuni, Hokkaido		?	?	Dominant manganese producer of Japan
Inakuraishi mine[227]	Manganese	43.15°N 140.633°E / 43.15; 140.633	Furubira, Hokkaido		1946	open	Largest manganese deposit in Japan
Ryūshōden mine [ja]	Mercury	44.312°N 143.321°E / 44.312; 143.321	Monbetsu, Hokkaido		1943	1974
Tosakubo mine[228]	Mercury	33.8°N 133.95°E / 33.8; 133.95	Monobe, Kōchi		?	?
Ikadazu mine[52]	Mercury	33.832°N 133.383°E / 33.832; 133.383	Niihama, Ehime		?	1973
Itomuka mine[229]	Mercury	43.683°N 143.167°E / 43.683; 143.167	Tokoro, Hokkaido		1941	1974	dominant mercury producer of Japan
Seikyu Mine[230]	Molybdenum	35.288°N 132.989°E / 35.288; 132.989	Daitō, Shimane		1954	1966
Daito Mine[231]	Molybdenum	35.296°N 132.978°E / 35.296; 132.978	Daitō, Shimane		1950	1966
Hirase Mine[232]	Molybdenum	36.171°N 136.917°E / 36.171; 136.917	Shirakawa, Gifu		1931	1979
Komaki Mine[233]	Molybdenum	35.086°N 132.997°E / 35.086; 132.997	Okuizumo, Shimane		1943	1984
Ōkawame mine[234]	Molybdenum	40.19°N 141.776°E / 40.19; 141.776	Kuji, Iwate		1943	1965
Chiyogahara mine[31]	Nickel	38.867°N 141.35°E / 38.867; 141.35	Fujisawa, Iwate		?	?
Kamogawa mine[235][236]	Nickel	35.117°N 139.833°E / 35.117; 139.833	Awa District, Chiba		1935	?	also called Kameoka mine
Tenryū mine[34][35]	Nickel	35.283°N 137.85°E / 35.283; 137.85	Tenryū, Nagano		?	open
Wakasa mine[237]	Nickel	35.483°N 135.617°E / 35.483; 135.617	Ōi, Fukui	Mori Kogyo	?	Open	also silica mining
Yamanoyoshida mine[238]	Nickel	34.833°N 137.5°E / 34.833; 137.5	Shinshiro, Aichi		?	?
Kamikawa mine[239]	Nickel	43.848°N 142.77°E / 43.848; 142.77	Kamikawa, Hokkaido		1941	1945
Otanibira quarry[240][241]	Silica	30.791°N 130.305°E / 30.791; 130.305	Iōjima (Kagoshima)		?	1997	initially mined for sulphur
Motoyasu mine[46]	Silver	33.796°N 133.253°E / 33.796; 133.253	Saijō, Ehime		1877	1972
Taio mine[123][124]	Silver	33.139°N 130.894°E / 33.139; 130.894	Hita, Ōita		1896	1972	now museum
Bajo mine[125]	Silver	33.481°N 131.517°E / 33.481; 131.517	Bungotakada, Ōita		?	?
Taishu mine[185][186]	Silver	34.221°N 129.219°E / 34.221; 129.219	Tsushima Island		699	open	initially mined for silver, later switched for kaolinite
Iwato mine[67][68]	Silver	31.277°N 130.326°E / 31.277; 130.326	Makurazaki, Kagoshima		?	?
Kushikino mine[131][132]	Silver	31.754°N 130.3°E / 31.754; 130.3	Kushikino, Kagoshima	Mitsui mining	195#	closed
Yamagano mine[133][134]	Silver	31.919°N 130.617°E / 31.919; 130.617	Kirishima, Kagoshima		1642	1965
Fuke mine[138][139][242]	Silver	32.15°N 130.617°E / 32.15; 130.617	Isa, Kagoshima	Toa mining	1937	1976	also nearby Okuchi mine
Yoshino mine[141][142][143][144]	Silver	38.153°N 140.197°E / 38.153; 140.197	Nan'yō, Yamagata		?	1975
Oya mine[145]	Silver	38.867°N 141.522°E / 38.867; 141.522	Motoyoshi, Miyagi		1915	1971
Hosokura mine[16][17]	Silver	38.808°N 140.9°E / 38.808; 140.9	Kurihara, Miyagi		1898	1977	now become an amusement park
Nebazawa mine[150][151]	Silver	36.871°N 139.322°E / 36.871; 139.322	Katashina, Gunma		1961	1982
Tsunatori mine[85]	Silver	39.304°N 140.942°E / 39.304; 140.942	Waga District, Iwate		1908	1962
Ōmidani mine[147]	Silver	35.246°N 134.647°E / 35.246; 134.647	Shisō, Hyōgo		1961	1983
Takeno mine[148]	Silver	35.611°N 134.736°E / 35.611; 134.736	Kinosaki, Hyōgo		?	?
Tada mine[93]	Silver	34.893°N 135.358°E / 34.893; 135.358	Inagawa, Hyōgo	Nihon Kogyo	1211	1973
Asahi mine[149]	Silver	34.902°N 134.314°E / 34.902; 134.314	Asago, Hyōgo		1921	1985
Tochigi mine[94]	Silver	36.794°N 139.814°E / 36.794; 139.814	Shioya, Tochigi		1946	1965
Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine[98][99]	Silver	35.164°N 132.442°E / 35.164; 132.442	Ōda, Shimane		130#	1923	world leading medieval silver producer
Seikoshi mine[152][153]	Silver	34.9°N 138.827°E / 34.9; 138.827	Toi, Shizuoka		1935	1983
Yugashima mine[155]	Silver	34.881°N 138.914°E / 34.881; 138.914	Amagiyugashima, Shizuoka		1939	1958
Mochikoshi mine[156]	Silver	34.876°N 138.864°E / 34.876; 138.864	Amagiyugashima, Shizuoka		1929	1952
Sado mine[157]	Silver	38.038°N 138.261°E / 38.038; 138.261	Sado, Niigata		1601	1974
Togi mine[158][159]	Silver	37.144°N 136.783°E / 37.144; 136.783	Shika, Ishikawa	Mitsubishi Metal Mining	1906	1942
Hatasa mine[113]	Silver	35.852°N 137.063°E / 35.852; 137.063	Gujō, Gifu		1674	1916
Kamaishi mine[117]	Silver	39.3°N 141.683°E / 39.3; 141.683	Kamaishi, Iwate		1727	1993	Dominant iron producer of Japan pre-war
Toyoha mine[174]	Silver	42.98°N 141.041°E / 42.98; 141.041	Sapporo, Hokkaido		?	2006	World leading indium producer until exhausted
Nishizawa mine[161]	Silver	36.869°N 139.498°E / 36.869; 139.498	Nikkō, Tochigi		1928	?
Ikuno mine[243]	Silver	35.167°N 134.825°E / 35.167; 134.825	Asago, Hyōgo		807	1973
Chitose mine [ja][162]	Silver	42.725°N 141.217°E / 42.725; 141.217	Chitose, Hokkaido		1936	1974
Hokuryu mine[163]	Silver	44.542°N 142.817°E / 44.542; 142.817	Monbetsu, Hokkaido		?	1943
Konomai mines[164]	Silver	44.135°N 143.349°E / 44.135; 143.349	Monbetsu, Hokkaido		1917	1973	important silver producer of Japan
Horobetsu mine[120]	Silver	42.475°N 141.05°E / 42.475; 141.05	Noboribetsu, Hokkaido		1898	1973
Sanru mine [ja][165]	Silver	44.383°N 142.642°E / 44.383; 142.642	Shimokawa, Hokkaido		1926	1983
Kitanoo mine[166]	Silver	43.925°N 143.569°E / 43.925; 143.569	Kitami, Hokkaido		1924	1943
Shizukari Mine [ja][168]	Silver	42.6°N 140.458°E / 42.6; 140.458	Shiribeshi, Hokkaido		1918	1962
Suttsu mine[122]	Silver	42.772°N 140.293°E / 42.772; 140.293	Suttsu District, Hokkaido		?	1962
Kōryū Mine [ja][171]	Silver	42.793°N 141.286°E / 42.793; 141.286	Eniwa, Hokkaido		1935	1943
Nonowaki mine[41][42]	Sulphur	33.9°N 134.247°E / 33.9; 134.247	Naka, Tokushima		?	196#
Shirataki mine[26][27][28]	Sulphur	33.828°N 133.472°E / 33.828; 133.472	Ōkawa, Kōchi	Nippon Mining Co	?	?
Shingu mine[44][45]	Sulphur	33.933°N 133.633°E / 33.933; 133.633	Shikokuchūō, Ehime		1911	1975	also diamond-bearing Lherzolite
Ōkuki mine[47][48]	Sulphur	33.514°N 132.656°E / 33.514; 132.656	Uchiko, Ehime		?	?
Suzuyama mine[244][245]	Sulphur	31.49°N 130.45°E / 31.49; 130.45	Kagoshima, Kagoshima		184x	closed	water treatment plant still active
Taro mine[199][200][201]	Sulphur	39.758°N 141.933°E / 39.758; 141.933	Miyako, Iwate		1936	1979	reused for Cosmic-ray observatory of Meisei University
Matsuo mine[179][180]	Sulphur	39.933°N 140.933°E / 39.933; 140.933	Matsuo, Iwate		1914	1971	important iron and sulphur producer
Yanahara mine[107][108]	Sulphur	34.958°N 134.069°E / 34.958; 134.069	Misaki, Okayama		195#	1970	also produced iron oxide for audio tapes
Horobetsu sulphur mine[246]	Sulphur	42.565°N 140.976°E / 42.565; 140.976	Sōbetsu, Hokkaido		1940	1959
Kobui mine[247]	Sulphur	41.767°N 140.733°E / 41.767; 140.733	Hakodate, Hokkaido		1904	1952
Shojingawa mine[183]	Sulphur	41.895°N 140.699°E / 41.895; 140.699	Nanae, Hokkaido		1938	1960
Shiretoko mine[248]	Sulphur	44.133°N 145.161°E / 44.133; 145.161	Shiretoko Peninsula, Hokkaido		1937	?	deposit created in volcanic eruption of 1936
Akan mine[249]	Sulphur	43.452°N 144.099°E / 43.452; 144.099	Ashoro, Hokkaido		1951	open
Kiura mine[250]	Tin	32.8°N 131.55°E / 32.8; 131.55	Saiki, Ōita		16##	?	also mined for emery
Obira mine[6]	Tin	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	Bungo-ōno, Oita		?	?	also contains boron and fluorine minerals
Hoei mine[251][252]	Tin	32.859°N 131.453°E / 32.859; 131.453	Bungo-ōno, Oita		?	closed
Yakushima mine[126]	Tin	30.359°N 130.529°E / 30.359; 130.529	Yakushima		?	1958	leading tungsten producer
Mitate mine[62][63]	Tin	32.775°N 131.472°E / 32.775; 131.472	Hinokage, Miyazaki	Rasa Industries	1915	1970	on slopes of Mount Sobo
Suzuyama mine[244][245]	Tin	31.49°N 130.45°E / 31.49; 130.45	Kagoshima, Kagoshima		184x	closed	water treatment plant still active
Tada mine[93]	Tin	34.893°N 135.358°E / 34.893; 135.358	Inagawa, Hyōgo	Nihon Kogyo	1211	1973
Akenobe mine[9]	Tin	35.283°N 134.667°E / 35.283; 134.667	Yabu, Hyōgo		1908	1987	dominant tin producer of Japan
Obira mine[6]	Tin	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	mount Sobo in Nishiusuki, Miyazaki		1617	1954
Kabasawa mine[177][178]	Titanium	38.326°N 140.728°E / 38.326; 140.728	Aoba-ku, Sendai		?	?
Yakushima mine[126]	Tungsten	30.359°N 130.529°E / 30.359; 130.529	Yakushima		?	1958	leading tungsten producer
Takatori mine[253]	Tungsten	36.5°N 140.294°E / 36.5; 140.294	Shirosato, Ibaraki		?	?	also Rhodochrosite gems
Kuga mine[254]	Tungsten	34.217°N 132.025°E / 34.217; 132.025	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi		?	?
Fujigatani mine[97]	Tungsten	34.144°N 132.017°E / 34.144; 132.017	Iwakuni, Yamaguchi		1955	1977	closed
Tsumo mine[100][101]	Tungsten	34.65°N 131.986°E / 34.65; 131.986	Masuda, Shimane		195x	?
Fukuoka mine[12]	Tungsten	35.586°N 137.468°E / 35.586; 137.468	Nakatsugawa, Gifu	Furukawa	?	?	Closed
Komaki Mine[233]	Tungsten	35.086°N 132.997°E / 35.086; 132.997	Okuizumo, Shimane		1911	1984
Akenobe mine[9]	Tungsten	35.283°N 134.667°E / 35.283; 134.667	Yabu, Hyōgo		1908	1987
Otani mine[255]	Tungsten	35.033°N 135.517°E / 35.033; 135.517	Kameoka, Kyoto		1912	1983
Yaguki mine[119]	Tungsten	37.171°N 140.915°E / 37.171; 140.915	Iwaki, Fukushima		1945	1974
Ningyo-toge mine[256][257]	Uranium	35.308°N 133.933°E / 35.308; 133.933	Kagamino, Okayama		1969	1982	dominant uranium producer of Japan
Tono mine[258]	Uranium	35.408°N 137.233°E / 35.408; 137.233	Mizunami, Gifu		2001	open
Kabasawa mine[177][178]	Vanadium	38.326°N 140.728°E / 38.326; 140.728	Aoba-ku, Sendai		?	?
Kosaka mine[38]	Zinc	40.337°N 140.754°E / 40.337; 140.754	Kosaka, Akita	Dowa Holdings	18##	?
Shakanai mine[193]	Zinc	40.308°N 140.578°E / 40.308; 140.578	Ōdate, Akita	Dowa Holdings	?	?	also contains Germanium, Indium and Gold
Hanaoka mine[39]	Zinc	40.309°N 140.552°E / 40.309; 140.552	Ōdate, Akita	Kajima, Dowa mining	1885	?	the site of Hanaoka Incident during WWII
Obira mine[6]	Zinc	32.842°N 131.578°E / 32.842; 131.578	Bungo-ōno, Oita		?	?	also contains boron and fluorine minerals
Mitate mine[62][63]	Zinc	32.775°N 131.472°E / 32.775; 131.472	Hinokage, Miyazaki	Rasa Industries	1915	1970	on slopes of Mount Sobo
Ohori mine[74][75]	Zinc	38.746°N 140.464°E / 38.746; 140.464	Mogami, Yamagata		?	?
Yatani mine[194][195]	Zinc	37.775°N 140.017°E / 37.775; 140.017	Yonezawa, Yamagata		?	?	also some gold and silver[196]
Yoshino mine[141][142][143][144]	Zinc	38.153°N 140.197°E / 38.153; 140.197	Nan'yō, Yamagata		?	1975
Ōizumi mine[71][72][73]	Zinc	38.413°N 139.728°E / 38.413; 139.728	Tsuruoka, Yamagata		1882	1950
Nissho mine[197][198]	Zinc	38.992°N 140.242°E / 38.992; 140.242	Mamurogawa, Yamagata		1937	1963
Yaso mine[91]	Zinc	37.058°N 139.658°E / 37.058; 139.658	Minamiaizu, Fukushima		1952	1970
Hosokura mine[16][17]	Zinc	38.808°N 140.9°E / 38.808; 140.9	Kurihara, Miyagi		1898	1977	now become an amusement park
Hanawa 2 mine[81]	Zinc	40.176°N 140.867°E / 40.176; 140.867	Hachimantai, Iwate		?	?	not to be confused with Hanawa manganese mine in Miyako, Iwate
Taro mine[199][200][201]	Zinc	39.758°N 141.933°E / 39.758; 141.933	Miyako, Iwate		1936	1979	reused for Cosmic-ray observatory of Meisei University
Kidogasawa mine[95]	Zinc	36.797°N 139.7°E / 36.797; 139.7	Nikkō, Tochigi		1940	1974
Tsumo mine[100][101]	Zinc	34.65°N 131.986°E / 34.65; 131.986	Masuda, Shimane		195x	?
Wanibuchi mine[202][203]	Zinc	35.417°N 132.75°E / 35.417; 132.75	Izumo, Shimane		?	?	also important gypsum producer
Takara mine[109][110]	Zinc	35.575°N 138.85°E / 35.575; 138.85	Tsuru, Yamanashi		1942	1962	also produced pyrite
Nanetsu mine[204]	Zinc	37.094°N 139.042°E / 37.094; 139.042	Muika, Niigata		1963	1971
Asahi-budo mine[205]	Zinc	38.4°N 139.561°E / 38.4; 139.561	Murakami, Niigata		1941	1957
Otani mine[206]	Zinc	37.75°N 139.413°E / 37.75; 139.413	Mikawa, Niigata		1632	1961
Ohinata mine[207]	Zinc	36.167°N 138.483°E / 36.167; 138.483	Sakuho, Nagano		?	?	Closed
Kamioka mine[259]	Zinc	36.34°N 137.33°E / 36.34; 137.33	Hida, Gifu		?	2002	Used to be leading Asian zinc mine until re-used for Super-Kamiokande neutrino observatory.
Hatasa mine[113]	Zinc	35.852°N 137.063°E / 35.852; 137.063	Gujō, Gifu		1674	1916
Nakatatsu mine[115]	Zinc	35.873°N 136.578°E / 35.873; 136.578	Ōno, Fukui		?	?	Closed
Toyoha mine[174]	Zinc	42.98°N 141.041°E / 42.98; 141.041	Sapporo, Hokkaido		?	2006	World leading indium producer until exhausted
Inaushi mine[15]	Zinc	43.242°N 143.722°E / 43.242; 143.722	Kitami, Hokkaido		1934	1964
Yoichi Mine[208]	Zinc	43.217°N 140.7°E / 43.217; 140.7	Shakotan Peninsula, Hokkaido		?	1963
Suttsu mine[122]	Zinc	42.772°N 140.293°E / 42.772; 140.293	Suttsu District, Hokkaido		?	1962
Akenobe mine[9]	Zinc	35.283°N 134.667°E / 35.283; 134.667	Yabu, Hyōgo		1908	1987