Sado Island Gold Mines

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historic site
gptkbp:annual_gold_production_(Edo_period) ~400 kg
gptkbp:annual_silver_production_(Edo_period) ~38 tons
gptkbp:closed 1989
gptkbp:country gptkb:Japan
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1601
gptkbp:employs gptkb:engineer
miners
convicts
gptkbp:heritageDesignation gptkb:National_Historic_Site_of_Japan
gptkbp:heritageStatus gptkb:National_Historic_Site_of_Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sado Island Gold Mines
gptkbp:infrastructure gptkb:Kitazawa_Flotation_Plant
gptkb:Aikawa_mining_town
gptkb:Doyu-no-warito_open_pit
gptkbp:located_in_administrative_territorial_entity gptkb:Niigata_Prefecture
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sado_Island
gptkbp:mining_company_(Edo_period) gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:mining_company_(Meiji_period) private companies
gptkbp:mining_company_(modern_era) gptkb:Sumitomo_Group
gptkb:Mitsubishi_Mining
Japanese government
gptkbp:mining_company_(Showa_period) gptkb:Sumitomo_Group
gptkbp:mining_started early 17th century
gptkbp:miningEnded late 20th century
gptkbp:miningMethod underground mining
open-pit mining
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Sado_Kinzan_Gold_Mine_Museum
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Doyu-no-warito_(split_mountain)
mining machinery
historic mining tunnels
restored mining town
gptkbp:notableSite gptkb:Doyu-no-warito
gptkb:Kitazawa_Flotation_Plant
gptkb:Sotokaifu_Mine
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
Japanese government
gptkbp:periodOfSignificance gptkb:Edo_period
gptkb:Showa_period
gptkb:Meiji_period
gptkbp:produced gptkb:gold
silver
gptkbp:relatedEvent forced labor during World War II
gptkbp:significance important for Tokugawa shogunate finances
one of Japan's largest gold mines
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2010
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_nomination 2022
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sado_City
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6