This list of mines in Japan is subsidiary to the list of mines article and lists working, defunct and future mines in the country. For practical purposes stone, marble and other quarries may be included in this list. This list is inherently incomplete and shows only a selection of the most notable mines.
<span style= "background-color: orange; color: white"> Copper </span> <span style= "background-color: black; color: white"> Iron (triangle mark)</span> <span style= "background-color: magenta; color: black"> Gold/Silver </span> <span style= "background-color: red; color: white"> Alkali/bases </span> <span style= "background-color: purple; color: white"> Lanthanide/Actinide </span> <span style= "background-color: blue; color: white"> other metals </span> <span style= "background-color: black; color: white"> Coal, oil or oil slate </span> <span style= "background-color: yellow; color: black"> Chalcogen/Halogen </span> <span style= "background-color: cyan; color: black"> other non-metal </span> <span style= "background-color: teal; color: white"> stone, crystals and complex compounds </span>