View of the Odate copper-lead-zinc mining area, ca. 1925.
Hanaoka mine, Odate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
The “Hanaoka” mine open pit, ca. 1925. Vintage picture postcard, photographer unknown. On the hill in the distance (top) is the Temple of the Mine God.
The Hanaoka mine is the type locality of Kuroko-Type Deposits!
G. Grundmann collection.
© Günter Grundmann, Detmold.