Japan Gold Corp

japan gold corp's leadership team has long recognized the potential for gold exploration in japan. the japan mining act was amended in 2012, for the first time allowing foreign mineral companies the ability to hold exploration and mining permits. japan gold was the first foreign mineral exploration company to seize this opportunity. japan gold has acquired 17 projects throughout japan, covering 40 historic mines and workings which were all shut down during world war ii due to a government moratorium on gold mining at that time. the tertiary volcanic arc terrains of japan host 76 known past producing gold mines, including five one-million-plus-ounce gold deposits. still producing today on japan's kyushu island is one of the world’s highest-grade gold mines, the hishikari mine. the hishikari mine has produced over 7 million ounces of gold between 1985-2017 at an average grade of 30-40 g/t au and still produces today. despite being a first-world country with a rich history of gold mining,