Hachinohe mine explained

Hachinohe Mine
Pushpin Map:Japan Aomori Prefecture
Coordinates:40.4505°N 141.5376°W
Place:Hachinohe, Aomori
Country:Japan
Products:Limestone
Type:Quarry (open pit)
Greatest Depth:270m (890feet)

The is a limestone quarry in the city of Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, in the northern Tohoku region of northern Japan. It is operated by the Sumimetal Mining Company.

The mine is the lowest point in Japan at 170m (560feet) below sea level,[1] and digging still continues. The open pit has a north–south length of approximately 2 kilometers and an east–west width of 800 meters. The limestone excavated is transported by a 10 kilometer pipeline with belt conveyor to Port of Hachinohe.

The mine is locally nicknamed the "Hachinohe Canyon."

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  1. Web site: http://www.iceee.jp/sisetudb/prev.php?id=367 . ja:施設見学ガイド 八戸鉱山株式会社 八戸石灰鉱山(八戸キャニオン) . 2016-04-06 . The Information Center for Energy and Environment Education . Japanese . 2016-04-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160417025218/http://www.iceee.jp/sisetudb/prev.php?id=367 . dead .