Matsuo mine

Matsuo Mine
Location
Matsuo Mine
LocationMatsuo, Hachimantai
PrefectureIwate
CountryJapan
Coordinates 39°56′17.3″N 140°56′15.76″E / 39.938139°N 140.9377111°E / 39.938139; 140.9377111
Production
ProductsIron, sulphur
History
Opened1914 (1914)
Closed1971 (1971)

Matsuo Mine (松尾鉱山), was an iron and sulphur mine located in the village of Matsuo, Iwate Prefecture in the Tohoku region of northern Japan. The area is now part of the city of Hachimantai. The mine opened in 1914 and closed in 1979 leaving a ghost town behind.