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  The listing of Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine Ruins as a World Heritage property is not our final objective. With the listing, a new phase of the Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine's history will begin.
  With successful listing, every six years reports will be made on the state of conservation, and we will openly accept revisions made through examinations.
  The above motions are a form of monitoring. If for any reason the condition of the property deteriorates, problems arise or it is seen that improvement is necessary, we must accept these directions, warnings, orders for improvement etc. If there is still no improvement the site will be designated as a 'World Heritage in Danger' Property- this is seen as a state of discredit.
  We strongly recognize that World Heritage is "invaluable, irreplaceable, and properties that must be transferred to future generations, common to mankind, surpass national boarders and race, and properties that need international co-operation in order to be preserved".
We will carry out the responsibility of preservation, endeavor for effective utilization and pass this honor to future generations.

| Definition | World Heritage (Cultural Property) Registration Standards | World Heritage in Japan | The Process to be inscribed onto the World Heritage List | The Scope of World Heritage Sites | The Necessity to be Nominated as a World Heritage Property | The Buffer Zone around the Mine's Ruins | Schedule for Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine to be listed as a World Heritage Site | The Iwami Ginzan Ruins After World Heritage |