Mining Matter: The measures in accordance with the Mining Act are as follows:
(Ministry of Commerce and Industries)
Permission for prospecting Registration No.: Shimane 2,143
Location of mining area: Takeshima, Oki and the surface of the surrounding sea area
Kind of mineral: Phosphate
Area: 83,800 tsubo (0.28 sq. km)
Right holder and address: Tottori Prefecture (text omitted)
Date of permission and registration: June 6, (Showa) 14 (1939)
Content
Mining Matter (Ministry of Commerce and Industries) Permission for Prospecting for Rock Phosphate
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Document title | Mining Matter (Ministry of Commerce and Industries) Permission for Prospecting for Rock Phosphate |
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Date created (Western calendar) | September 19, 1939 |
Date created (Japanese era) | September 19, Showa 14 |
Author(s) / Editor(s) | Ministry of Commerce and Industry |
Publisher | Ministry of Finance Printing Bureau |
Name of publication | "Kampo" (official gazette) No. 3813 |
Content | There are a great number of black-tailed gulls living in Takeshima; therefore, guano has accumulated over the years and has formed guano phosphate rocks. In June 1934, an application for prospecting phosphate in Takeshima was submitted to the Osaka Mining Inspection Bureau, and permission was given to the applicants on June 6, 1939. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced this in the "Kampo" (official gazette) dated September 19. |