Photographs and the History
Abandoned Mines in Iwate
松尾鉱山は明治期より硫黄鉱を産して東洋一と謳われるほどの繁栄を築き、およそ 15,000 人が暮らした鉱山町は雲上の楽園と称されました。
1972 年閉山
The sulfur mine prospered as the largest mine in the East.
Mining towns had a total population of 15,000, and one of them was praised as a "Paradise above the Clouds".
closure in 1972
田老鉱山の発見は江戸期安政年間と伝えられ、昭和期に入ると硫化鉄鉱や鉛鉱を産出し、東北でも有数の鉱山へと成長します。
1971 年閉山
The mine, discovered in the 1850s, produced iron sulfide ore and lead ore.
Afterwards, the mine grew into one of the largest mines in the Tohoku region in the 20th century.
closure in 1971
土畑鉱山は大正末期に銅山として発展を迎え、古くから鉱山で栄えた和賀郡旧湯田町において地域最後の鉱山として操業を続けました。
1976 年閉山
The mine produced copper ore from the early 20th century and operated as the last one of former Yuda Town, Waga county, where numerous mines prospered in the past.
closure in 1976
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