Investigation And Plundering Of Non-Metallic Minerals Resources Of “The South Manchuria Railway Affiliated Areas” By Japan (1906-1945)

Before the Russo-Japanese War,Japan as a country deficient in mineral resources,had a peep into the rich mineral resources in northeast China.After the Russo-Japanese War,Japan inherited all the rights and interests of Russia in the south of northeast China,and built the “The South Manchuria Railway Affiliated Areas” based on “The South Manchuria Railway”.In the affiliated areas,Japan has all rights and interests such as judicial power and executive power,and carries out various facilities construction to form its special ruling area in the northeast.In order to better plunder the non-metallic mineral resources in the affiliated areas,Japan set up the “South Manchurian Railway Company’s geological survey institute” under the "South Manchurian Railway Company’s survey department" to investigate the distribution of non-metallic minerals and ore reserves and other basic conditions.In addition,a central laboratory was set up to study the mineral composition and properties.After a series of investigation and research,the basic information of all kinds of nonmetallic mineral resources in the attached area was found out,and the corresponding investigation report was formed,on which the nonmetallic mineral resources were plundered.Before the Manchurian Incident,Japan’s acquisition of non-metal mines was mainly a competition for mineral rights.In the process of seizing the mining rights,through the help of the Chinese,using the name of “Sino-Japanese cooperation” to seize the mining rights.In the process of mine acquisition,the more successful one is the acquisition of magnesite mineral rights.“South Manchurian Railway Company”monopolized the mining area land and ore mining,as the seller of exclusive supply;A total of 28 mining areas have been licensed in the Dashiqiao area.As for the looting of refractory clay in Fuzhou area,“South Manchurian Railway Company” did not acquire the land and mining rights,but as the identity of the buyer to obtain the right to underwrite.For other relatively small non-metallic mines,Japan has mostly grabbed them as buyers.At this time,Japan’s plunder of nonmetallic minerals was mainly based on the sale of original ore,supplemented by the processing and production of additional products.After the Manchurian Incident,Japanese forces occupied the entire northeast China and established the puppet “Manchukuo”.Since then,Japan’s pillage of non-metallic minerals has grown wild and reckless.It not only expands the existing nonmetal society,but also establishes a special mining management organization——“Manchuria Mining Development Joint-stock Company ”in order to strictly control the nonmetal resources and carry out monopoly control.Countless mines have been plundered under Japanese rule.At this time,Japan’s plunder of non-metal is no longer satisfied with the dumping of raw stone,but intensified the processing and production of non-metal additional products to maximize the value of benefits.Japan’s plunder of nonmetallic minerals not only alleviated the shortage of resources in Japan,but also enabled the development and expansion of industrial and mining enterprises in Japan.In addition,“South Manchurian Railway Company”,as the base camp of the Japanese government in the affiliated areas,also made huge profits by seizing the non-metal mining industry,making it greatly developed in commerce,agriculture,transportation and other aspects,which provided support for Japan’s military attack,colonial rule and economic aggression.