草本金山は大分県中津市の草本・田良川地区にあった金山。 1642年、中津藩（小笠原長次公）が採掘を開始。その後事業は天領直轄、商人、大資本家へと変遷。廃坑と再開を何度も繰り返す。最盛期の昭和十年代には「旭金山」「山国旭金山」と呼ばれ、国内有数の採金量を誇り五百人以上の労働者が働いていた。住居の他、映画館やテニスコート、公衆浴場などもあった。太平洋戦争の影響で廃坑。戦後二年間の発掘を経て1953（昭和28）年に閉山した。 廃屋、精錬所跡などが残る。
Kusama Kaneyama is Kanayama which was in the Nakatsu city Oita prefecture's grassland · Tadashi River River area. In 1642, the Nakatsu clan (Ogasawara Nagaoka) started mining. After that the project shifted to direct government, merchant, large capitalist. Repeat waste pits and restarts many times. During the Heisei era of the Showa era, "Asahi Jinshan" and "Mountain Asahi Jinshan" were called, and more than 500 workers with pride in domestic capital were working. In addition to the residence, there were also movie theaters, tennis courts, public baths and the like. Under the influence of the Pacific War abandonment. After excavation for two years after the war, it closed down in 1953 (Showa 28). Wasted houses, scarves of refineries, etc. remain.