赤谷鉱山跡
鉱床は加治川上流の左岸に分布し、場割沢、簀立沢、水無沢、籠久保沢、源兵衛野巣の 5 鉱床群からなります。 赤谷の鉱石は雲母鉄鉱を主体とし、古くは雲母鉑として土壁や襖などの装飾に用いられました。
1998 年閉山
Akatani Mine
There were five groups of ore deposits: Bawarizawa, Sudachizawa, Mizunashizawa, Kagokubozawa, and Genpeinosu, on the left bank of the Kaji River. The iron ore of the mine consisted of micaceous hematite. The hematite, referred to as "Kirahaku", was used as a decorative material for Japanese sliding partitions called "Fusuma" and mud walls.
closure in 1998
新潟県新発田市東赤谷
鉄、銅、硫化鉄、石灰石
Higashi-Akatani, Shibata City, Niigata
iron, copper, pyrite, limestone