Sado mine

gold and silver mine on the island of Sado in Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Place abandoned_mine Q11248197
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Sado mine

Summary

Sado mine is an abandoned mine[1]. It draws 738 Wikipedia views per month (abandoned_mine category, ranking #6 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sado mine is located in Sado[3].
  • Sado mine is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Sado mine's instance of is recorded as abandoned mine[5].
  • Sado mine's instance of is recorded as mine[6].
  • Sado mine is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[7].
  • Sado mine's Commons category is recorded as Sado Island Gold Mines[8].
  • Sado mine's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 38.0416, 'longitude': 138.256}[9].
  • Sado mine's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Sado Island[10].
  • Sado mine's official website is recorded as http://www.sado-kinzan.com/[11].
  • Sado mine's product or material produced is recorded as gold[12].
  • Sado mine's product or material produced is recorded as silver ore[13].
  • Sado mine's depicted by is recorded as Sado gold mine[14].
  • Sado mine's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Site of Japan[15].
  • Sado mine's heritage designation is recorded as Important Cultural Property of Japan[16].
  • Sado mine's heritage designation is recorded as World Heritage Site[17].
  • Sado mine's date of official closure is recorded as March 31, 1989[18].

Body

Geography

Sado mine is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Sado[3]. It is part of Top 100 Geological Sites in Japan[7].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include abandoned mine[5] and mine[6]. Heritage statuses include Historic Site of Japan[15], Important Cultural Property of Japan[16], and World Heritage Site[17].

Why It Matters

Sado mine draws 738 Wikipedia views per month (abandoned_mine category, ranking #6 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → abandoned mine, mine
    Product or material produced → gold, silver ore
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1056]]: [[Q1090]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789540564585"
  2. 11w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → abandoned mine, mine
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40497|batch #40497]]: silver mine,silver"
  3. 11w ago · Vicarage · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Service retirement → —
    Date of official closure → +1989-03-31T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P730]] to [[Property:P3999]]"
  4. 16w ago · ~2026-33053-31 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Depicted by → Sado gold mine
    Product → —
    Country → Japan
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Sado Island Gold Mines"
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