Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, heavy timber posts run in a long colonnade down the length of the conveyor.
Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, heavy timber posts run in a long colonnade down the length of the conveyor.

Raw Material Conveyor

Provenance

Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm

Decades after its closure, a raw material conveyor system rests dormant in Japan's Ashio Copper Mine. The heavy machinery, once moving ore, now stands still amidst the industrial ruins.

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In situ

Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, unframed print displayed in situ on a wall.Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, white-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, black-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, raw timber-framed print displayed in situ on a wall.Raw Material Conveyor at Ashio Copper Mine, glass print displayed in situ on a wall.
01 PROVENANCE

Print datasheet

Title
Raw Material Conveyor
Series
Ashio Copper Mine
Process
Giclée
Paper
Ilford Galerie Smooth Cotton Rag 310 gsm
Paper size
290 × 200 mm
Location
Ashio, Tochigi, Japan
Recognised by
Highly Commended in Multimedia at the 2016 National Trust of Australia (NSW) Heritage Awards
04 FROM THE FIELD NOTES

Heavy timber posts run in a long colonnade down the length of the conveyor building. Moss covers the concrete floor in patches of bright green. Rubble, broken timber and twisted metal lie scattered between the columns. Light enters through a row of high windows on the right wall, catching dust and debris. A large arched opening is set into the concrete, its mouth dark. The air looks thick and damp.

Brett Patman

Ashio Copper Mine

The series

Ashio Copper Mine

2016 · 25 photographs

Furukawa Ichibei acquired the Ashio mine in 1877 with financial backing from Shibusawa Eiichi. By 1922 the operation had consolidated its three separate ore-processing plants into one. The Tsudō Ore-Dressing Plant, on the Watarase River, was held up at home and abroad as a model facility for metal mines.

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05 SIZE GUIDE

Print sizes

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07 MORE FROM ASHIO COPPER MINE

24 other prints in this series

All prints
Control Room at Ashio Copper Mine, a steel control panel stretches along the left wall, its face pocked with mould and rust.
Control Room$100.00
Ball Mill Outlet at Ashio Copper Mine, a large ball mill sits at the centre of the processing hall, its open bore facing.
Ball Mill Outlet$100.00
Raw Material Conveyors at Ashio Copper Mine, crushed limestone and raw ore spill across the floor of the processing hall.
Raw Material Conveyors$100.00
Switching Panel at Ashio Copper Mine, a high-voltage switching panel stands open inside a corrugated iron shed at the Ashio.
Switching Panel$100.00
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