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Turkey: Communities Rally Against Gold Mine Project in Eskisehir

Residents, politicians, and civil society groups demonstrated in Eskisehir, Turkey, opposing a planned cyanide-based gold and silver mine in the Alpagut-Atalan region. An expert panel, appointed by the court, conducted an on-site inspection on April 20 as part of ongoing litigation challenging the project's environmental approval. Opponents warn of risks to farmland, water sources, and seismic safety. The court-appointed report is expected to be pivotal in the case's outcome.

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China: Puppy Falls Into Dog Food Bucket, Gets Cleaned by Other Dogs

On March 9, 2026, in Guangdong, southern China, a video captured a puppy falling into a bucket of dog food. Rather than panicking, it stayed inside and kept eating as if nothing was wrong. The owner eventually lifted the puppy out, and the moment it was set down, several other dogs rushed over and began licking food crumbs off its body and fur, even around its ears, while the puppy lay still and let them carry on.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

South Korean Ambassador to Japan Lee Hyuk gives a speech at a memorial ceremony on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II. The ceremony was organized by the South Korean government.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held by the South Korean government on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II.

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Memorial for Sado mine forced workers

A memorial ceremony is held by the South Korean government on Sado Island in Japan's Niigata Prefecture on Nov. 21, 2025, to honor Koreans who were forced to work at a gold and silver mine there during World War II.

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UNESCO adds Japan's Sado mine site to World Heritage list+

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi (2nd from R) celebrates in New Delhi on July 27, 2024, after UNESCO decided earlier in the day to add a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island in the Japanese prefecture to its World Heritage list.

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UNESCO adds Japan's Sado mine site to World Heritage list+

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi (C) celebrates in New Delhi on July 27, 2024, after UNESCO decided earlier in the day to add a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island in the Japanese prefecture to its World Heritage list.

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Exhibition to promote Niigata Prefecture in Paris

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi speaks at a reception for an exhibition promoting the Japanese prefecture held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on March 25, 2024. In 2023, Japan submitted a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island in the prefecture for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Exhibition to promote Niigata Prefecture in Paris

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi (L) talks about a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island at an exhibition promoting the Japanese prefecture held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on March 25, 2024. In 2023, Japan submitted a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island in the prefecture for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Exhibition to promote Niigata Prefecture in Paris

Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi (R) explains photo panels at an exhibition promoting the Japanese prefecture held at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris on March 25, 2024. In 2023, Japan submitted a gold and silver mine complex on Sado Island in the prefecture for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan's Iwami silver mine to become World Heritage site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A photo taken in May 2007 shows the hot spring resort town of Yunotsu that leads up to the ruins of the 16th-20th century Iwami silver mine at Mt. Sennoyama in the background. A panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided on June 28 to put the ruins in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site.

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Japan's Iwami silver mine to become World Heritage site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Tourists walk through a narrow shaft at the ruins of the 16th-20th century Iwami silver mine in a photo taken in May 2007. A panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided on June 28 to put the ruins in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site.

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Japan to recommend old Iwami silver mine as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Japan decided Sept. 15 to recommend the site of the closed Iwami silver mine (photo taken June 2) in Shimane Prefecture as a candidate cultural World Heritage site.

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Japan to recommend Sado mine as UNESCO world heritage

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (R front) speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2022, about the country's plan to recommend a gold and silver mine site on Sado Island for the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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Japan to recommend Sado mine as UNESCO world heritage

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2022 about the country's plan to recommend a gold and silver mine site on Sado Island for the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage list.

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World heritage-listed Japanese mine looking for more tourists

File photo taken in 2007 shows a tunnel in the Iwami Ginzan silver mine in the western Japanese city of Oda, Shimane Prefecture. A bus service directly connecting the world heritage site and the Izumo-taisha, one of the most famous shrines in Japan, will start on Aug. 8, 2015, to draw more tourists to the site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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German bakery luring visitors to town near Iwami Ginzan silver mine

Photo taken in December 2015 shows Kosaku Hidaka, manager of German bakery Hidaka in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, preparing to bake pretzels. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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German bakery luring visitors to town near Iwami Ginzan silver mine

Photo taken in December 2015 shows the inside of German bakery Hidaka in Oda, Shimane Prefecture, crowded with shoppers from within and outside of the prefecture. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan to recommend old Iwami silver mine as World Heritage site

TOKYO, Japan - Japan decided Sept. 15 to recommend the site of the closed Iwami silver mine (photo taken June 2) in Shimane Prefecture as a candidate cultural World Heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Iwami silver mine to become World Heritage site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A photo taken in May 2007 shows the hot spring resort town of Yunotsu that leads up to the ruins of the 16th-20th century Iwami silver mine at Mt. Sennoyama in the background. A panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided on June 28 to put the ruins in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Iwami silver mine to become World Heritage site

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Tourists walk through a narrow shaft at the ruins of the 16th-20th century Iwami silver mine in a photo taken in May 2007. A panel of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization decided on June 28 to put the ruins in Shimane Prefecture, western Japan, on the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage site. (Kyodo)

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Ikuno Silver Mine

The photo of Ikuno Kouzan Seikou-jyo(Mining Industry), it was established in May 23, 1876. The bridge is Kaika-kyo and you can find the main gate in center. Its gateposts have replaced Ikuno Ginzan (Silver Mine) and Ikuno Koubutsu-kan (Mineral Museum) now.==Date:unknown, Place:Hyogo, Photo:Uchida Kuichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number66‐5‐0]

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Broken stone wall at World Heritage site of Iwami Ginzan

A stone wall is seen broken at the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Iwami Ginzan silver mine in Shimane Prefecture on April 11, 2018 after a major earthquake hit the western Japan prefecture two days earlier. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Gov't asked to recommend Sado gold mine as World Heritage candidate

Niigata Gov. Ryuichi Yoneyama (L) delivers a written request to Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Minister Hirokazu Matsuno at the ministry in Tokyo on June 26, 2017, asking the government to recommend legacies of gold and silver mining on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan and related facilities as a candidate for UNESCO World Cultural Heritage designation in 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(3)Japan to proposes additional World Heritage sites

TOKYO, Japan - Archive photo shows the remains of the Iwami silver mine in western Shimane Prefecture, discovered in the 14th century. It was one of the most important sources of silver in the Edo period (1600-1868). A government advisory panel decided Nov. 17 to propose the remains and two other Japanese cultural sites for the World Heritage List of the U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).