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in East Asia. From the 17th century on, the silver coins made from the mine's silver were traded as not only one of the basic currencies within Japan, but also as the currency for trade with China, Portugal, and the
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In foreign countries, because the silver mined at Iwami Ginzan was of very high quality, it came to be known as one of the
Japanese brands of silver, sold as "Soma Silver". The name derived from the village of Sama (Soma) in which the mine was located. This silver was given the highest trading credit
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The development of a large silver mine usually requires substantial quantities of lumber to be harvested from surrounding forests. However, the development of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine resulted in less deforestation and erosion because of "sustainable" control of logging, and also less soil and water
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Kingdom". With the progress of navigation, the monarchs of Western Europe had gained many maps imported from Muslim civilizations, and then developed their own maps. A trading fleet using the maps
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found no "outstanding universal value. Nevertheless, the evaluating body concluded in its report that Iwami Ginzan was "a strong candidate for inscription as a World
Heritage property" in the future. It recommended that the nomination be deferred for the time being so that more research on the
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pollution. It was one of the reasons that Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine was selected as a World
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