Sado mine

Mine in Niigata Prefecture, Japan

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. According to Korean sources copper was extracted during WWII using from 1,000 to 2,000 forced Korean laborers, drafted under Japanese colonial rule of Korea. In 2015 Japan's Ambassador to UNESCO Kuni Sato acknowledged the forced labor history.

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