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Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine and its Cultural Landscape
Located in the southwest of Honshu, Iwami Ginzan is a mountain surrounded by mountains rising to 600 meters above sea level and interspersed with deep river valleys, the mountains contain large mines, smelting and refining sites, and archaeological remains of mining settlements from the 16th to 17th centuries. and 20th centuries. The site also shows the routes used to transport silver ore to the coast, and from there to port towns in Korea and China. These mines contributed greatly to the overall economic development of Japan and Southeast Asia in the 16th and 17th centuries, when large-scale production of silver and gold began in Japan. The mining area is now densely forested. The site contains a fortress, a shrine, parts of the street transport route to the coast, and three port towns, Tomoura, Okidomari, and Yunotsu, from where the ore was shipped.
Major Mining Sites of Wallonia
The four sites of the site form a strip 170 km long and 3-15 km wide across Belgium from east to west and are the best preserved 19th and 20th century coal mining sites in the country. It features examples of early utopian architecture from the European Industrial Age, a highly integrated industrial and urban complex, notably the Grand-Horneau coal mine and workers' city designed by Bruno Renard in the first half of the 19th century. Bois-du-Luc includes many buildings built between 1838 and 1909, as well as one of the oldest coal mines in Europe, dating back to the late 17th century. While there are hundreds of coal mines in Wallonia, most have lost their infrastructure, while the four components of the site have retained a high degree of integrity.
Ombilin Coal Mining Heritage of Sawahlunto
Located in an inaccessible part of Sumatra, this industrial estate was developed by the Dutch East Indies government during a globally significant period of industrialization in the late 19th and early 20th centuries to mine, process and transport high-quality coal. The workforce was recruited from the local Minangkabau people and supplemented by Javanese and Chinese contract workers, as well as convict labour from areas under Dutch control. It included mining areas and company towns, coal storage facilities at the port of Emahavn, and a railway network linking the mines to coastal facilities. The Umbrian Coal Mine Heritage Site is an integrated system that allows for efficient deep-hole mining, processing, transport and shipment of coal. It is also an outstanding testimony to the exchange and integration of local knowledge and practices with European technology.
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex in Essen
The Zollverein industrial area in North Rhine-Westphalia contains the intact infrastructure of a historic coal mining site as well as a number of 20th-century buildings of outstanding architectural value. It is a striking testimony to the development and decline of this important industry over the past 150 years.
Blaenavon Industrial Landscape
The area around Blaenavon is evidence of South Wales' pre-eminence as a major iron and coal producer in the world during the 19th century. All the necessary elements are still visible - coal and ore mines, quarries, the original railway system, furnaces, workers' homes and the social infrastructure of their communities.
Kailuan National Mine Park Museum
Kailuan National Mine Park is located in the bustling area of the center of Tangshan City. It is one of the first national mine parks approved by the Ministry of Land and Resources in August 2005. As a large-scale industrial heritage tourism park, Kailuan National Mine Park is mainly composed of the century-old mining relics of Kailuan. The planned area of the project is 307,530.9 square meters, divided into two parts: "China Modern Industrial Expo Park" and "Ecological Leisure and Entertainment Park". After the completion of the park, it will show the "source of China's modern coal industry" as a whole. The century-old mine will be transformed into a national mine park with a strong modern atmosphere, becoming another characteristic tourism brand of New Tangshan. The main building area of Tangshan Kailuan Mine Museum is more than 7,000 square meters, with a total of five floors, four floors on the ground, and a height of 20 meters. The building is in neoclassical style, focusing on the stability and elegance of the overall style, and striving for the simplicity and neatness of the details of the line, including the choice of relief language, to ensure that it is suitable for the connotation of the industrial theme.