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Hisagoya announcing that it would be impossible to mine the silica sand in the area once it was designated as a cultural property, and as no compensation from the government was expected, he would continue to exercise the company's mining rights. The fact that the price of silica sand had skyrocketed due to disruption of shipment from
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