MINING REFINING

Japan's Sado gold mines added to World Heritage list

Sat July 27 2024

The UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously decided Saturday to register the Sado Island Gold Mines in central Japan as a World Cultural Heritage site. The site, which was once the world's largest gold mine complex, was approved for inscription on the heritage list at a committee meeting in New Delhi.

In June, the International Council on Monuments and Sites, which advises the UNESCO committee, made a recommendation seeking additional information on the gold mines on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture.

Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/