Satellite map of Konomai gold mine

The Konomai Mines (鴻之舞 鉱山, Kōnomai Kōzan) are located 30 km south of Monbetsu, Abashiri Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan (44° 23' North : 143° 22' East). The initial discovery was in 1915 and from then until 1973, when the mine was closed, some 73 tons of gold and more than 1200 tons of silver were produced by the Sumitomo group. It was one of the richest gold mines in Japan and referred to as "the biggest goldmine in the Orient".

Latitude: 44° 08' 3.00" N
Longitude: 143° 20' 33.00" E

Nearest city to this article: Mombetsu

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