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Akenobe Mine

Producer in Hyogo, Japan with commodities Tin, Tungsten, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Geologic structures
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Production statistics
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10021659
MRDS ID DE00347
Record type Site
Current site name Akenobe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 134.68216, 35.21533 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hyogo(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hyogo
Japan Hyogo

Comments on the location information

  • THIS MINE IS LOCATED 32 KM FROM YOKO STATION ON THE SAN'IN TO BANTAN RAILWAY LINE. ON MOUNT KAMIKOBATAKE.
  • GENERAL LOCATION FOR TWO DEPOSITS: GIJU (KICHU), 38-57-00N, 126-54-00E; AND PAEGYON, (BAEGNYEON, PAEKNYON) (JAPANESE: HYAKUNEN) 38-55-00N, 126-59-00E (KIM AND HWANG, 1983). GIJU DEPOSIT IN IRYEONG-MYEON; BAEGNTEON DEPOSIT IS IN ISO-RI, IREONG-MYEON.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Tin Critical Primary
Tungsten Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metavolcanic Rock > Mafic Metamorphic Rock > Greenstone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Rock unit name Tamba
    Rock description Tamba
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) 134.68216, 35.21533
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Mesozoic-Cenozoic Orogenic Belt

Comments on the geologic information

  • PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGES: WLFM + SCLT + MLBD. GRANITE TO GRANODIORITE IGNEOUS ENVIRONMENT.
  • MAJOR POST-ORE GEOLOGIC EVENT: DISPLACEMENT OF AKENOBE FAULT. PRINCIPAL MINERAL ASSEMBLAGS: CLCP + CSTR + WLFM + BRNT + SPLR; ACCESSORY PYRT + PYTT + BSMN + SCLT + GLEN. ABOUT 20 PARALLEL QUARTZ VEINS RANGING UP TO 4 M IN THICKNESS (AVERAGE ABOUT 1 M) AND EXTENDING TO 1,500 M IN LENGTH (AV. ABOUT 750 M).

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1909
Year of first production 1936

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Period -1975
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.26% Cu, 2.20% Zn
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Zinc Zinc 2wt-pct
    Ore Copper Copper 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • CUMM. PROD. ITEM 1 GRADE: ALSO 0.27% SN, ?% WO3

Comments on development

  • PRODUCTION CAPACITY: IN THE LATE 1930'S AND 1940'S, TWO MINES IN KOREA (CHOSEN) - GANGYYE AND GOGSAN - EACH REPORTEDLY HAD AN OUTPUT OF 30,000 SHORT TON UNITS OF WO3 PER YEAR. CURRENT STATUS UNKNOWN (UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 1956).
  • ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN MINE: YES. ACTIVE EXPLORATION IN DISTRICT: YES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE MOST IMPORTANT TUNGSTEN MINE IN KOREA BEFORE WORLD WAR II.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1985 Pasitschniak, Anna Geological Survey of Canada

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