Sado mine
The Sado gold mine is a generic term for gold and silver mines which were once located on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. Among these mines, the Aikawa Gold and Silver Mine was the largest and was in operation until the modern era.
- Abandoned mine
- …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (450 feet)
- Description: gold and silver mine on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as“Sado”“Sado-kōzan”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sado Hangamura Art Museum and Aikawa Folk Museum.
Sado Hangamura Art Museum
Sado Hangamura Art Museum is situated 1½ km southwest of Sado mine.
Aikawa Folk Museum
Aikawa Folk Museum is situated 1½ km west of Sado mine.
Sado mine
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Latitude
38.04052° or 38° 2′ 26″ north
Longitude
138.25612° or 138° 15′ 22″ east
Open location code
8QCW27R4+6C
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Sado mine” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “佐渡金山”
- Dutch: “Goudmijnen op het eiland Sado”
- Finnish: “Sadon kultakaivokset”
- French: “mine de Sado”
- French: “mines d’or de l’île de Sado”
- French: “Mines d’or de Sado”
- Galician: “Mina de Sado”
- Hebrew: “מכרה סאדו”
- Japanese: “佐渡島の金山”
- Japanese: “佐渡金山”
- Japanese: “佐渡鉱山”
- Japanese: “金を中心とする佐渡鉱山の遺産群”
- Korean: “사도 광산”
- Korean: “사도 금광”
- Literary Chinese: “佐渡金山”
- Lithuanian: “Sado aukso ir sidabro kasyklos”
- Maltese: “Minjieri tad-Deheb tal-Gżira ta‘ Sado”
- Persian: “معدن مینه”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Rudnici na otoku Sado”
- Thai: “เหมืองทองซาโดะ”
- Turkish: “Sado madeni”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Aikawa-minamizawamachi and Aikawa-kabuse.
Nearby Places
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