NO. 2 BIBLIOGIUPHY OF TIN — HESS 103 



JAPAN 



629. Anonymous. Les Mines du Japon. 



Bureau des Mines, 1900, Paris, pp. 204-297. 



Tin occurs in tertiary tuffs, with galena and pyrite at Taniyania. Ore said to 

 carry 10 per cent of tin. 



630. . Outlines of the geology of Japan. 



Imp. Geol. Surv. Japan, 1902, Tokyo, pp. 183-184. 



Kiura mine, situated in Bungo province Was discovered many hundred years ago, 

 and was once prosperous. At present ore is almost exhausted. Tin ore occurs in 

 cavities in limestone. Taniyama mine was discovered in 1655, was most productive 

 between 1848-1860, annually yielding from 120,000 to 130,000 kin of tin. Ore occurs 

 in veins. Stream tin is found in vicinity of Takajama and Hirukawa. 



. See No. 1672.. 



Beck, Richard. See No. 1299. 

 D'AcHiARDi, Antonio. See No. 1313. 

 Fawns, Sydney. See No. 1320. 



631. Godfrey, J. G. H. On the geology of Japan. 



Quart. .Tourn. Geol. Soc. London, Vol. 34, 1878, London, pp. 542-555, 100 words. 

 Tin ore occurs only in small quantities. Found in province of Bungo and Sat.sunia 

 (Taniyama), Estimate of total production per annum is 1V2 tons. 



632. JiMBO, KoTORA. Notes on the minerals of Japan. 



Jourii. College Sci. Imp. Univ. Tokyo, Vol. 11, 1899, Tokyo, pp. 224, 231. 

 Describes specimens of cassiterite from Mino, Satsuma, Bungo and Hitachi provinces. 

 Brief. 



633. MuNROE, Henry S. The mineral wealth of Japan. 



Trans. Amer. Inst. Mg. Eng., Vol. 5, 1877, Easton, Pa., pp. 297-299. 



Reprint: .Eng. Mg. Journ., Vol. 22, 1876, New York, p. 427. 



Translated from the English by Leon Thonard, in Rev Univ. Mines, Met. Trav. 

 Publ. Sci. Arts Appl. Indust., i-er. 2. Vol. 2, 1877, Paris and Lit'ge, pp. 273-275. 



Tin is found in but three of the thirty-five ken of Japan, so far as author knows, 

 only in veins. Nearly all tin produced comes from Taniyama mine. There are, here, 

 21 distinct veins of tin averaging 11^ feet in in thickness, but varying from a few 

 inches to four feet. The ore is cassiterite, found in almost microscopic crystals 

 scattered through a gangue of quartz. Method of treating the ore is given. 



634. Rein, J. J. The industries of Japan. 



English translation, 1889, London, p. 303. 



Merely a note. Little tin in Japan; on island of Kinshin and Taniyama in Satsuma; 

 and in Ohira-tctsu-san, in Bungo. These localities are in the southern end of Japan. 



Rolker, Chas. M. See No. 1357. 



635. Wada, Tsunashiko. The mining industry of Japan during years 1867- 



1892. 



Mining Bureau Dept. Agriculture and Commerce, 1893, Tokyo, pp. 1, 300. 

 Tin has b<^n minrd since the end of the 7th century. Production in 1890, from 

 Taniyama, 791 piculs. 



