益成煤礦

益成煤礦 is a ruins in Sandiao Village, Shuangxi, Taipei. 益成煤礦 is situated nearby to the ruins 製鍊所煙囪遺跡, as well as near the cave 瑞三金礦一坑口.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ōgon Shrine and Gold Museum.

Ōgon Shrine

Scenic viewpoint

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The Ōgon Shrine also known as the Jinguashi Shinto Shrine, Gold Temple or Spirits of the Mountain Shrine is a Shinto shrine located halfway up a mountain in the Gold Ecological Park in Jinguashi, Ruifang District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Ōgon Shrine is situated 2½ km north of 益成煤礦.

Gold Museum

Museum

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The New Taipei City Gold Museum, formerly known as the Gold Ecological Park, is a museum of the gold mining industry in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Gold Museum is situated 3 km north of 益成煤礦.

Houtong railway station

Railway station

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Houtong is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Yilan line located in Ruifang District, New Taipei, Taiwan. Houtong once sat on top of Taiwan's largest coal mine, but now visitors come to see the numerous cats living in the town. Houtong railway station is situated 3 km west of 益成煤礦.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jinguashi and Jiufen.

Jinguashi

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Jinguashi is a village in the Ruifang District of eastern New Taipei City, Taiwan. The area became famous for its gold mines, and is considered a potential World Heritage Site by the Taiwan Bureau of Cultural Heritage.

Jiufen

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Jiufen or Jioufen, historically spelled Chiufen, is a small town in the Ruifang District of New Taipei City, in the hills overlooking the northeast coast of Taiwan.