Shirogane Onsen

Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Iridium, Osmium, Platinum

Sections on this page

Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Host and associated rocks
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Mining district
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10038654
MRDS ID	M046064
Record type	Site
Current site name	Shirogane Onsen
Alternate or previous names	Shirogane Hot Spring

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates:	142.46516, 43.58169 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Japan	Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iridium Critical	Primary
Osmium	Primary
Platinum Critical	Primary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Iridosmine	Ore

Host and associated rocks

Host or associated Host

Rock type Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Host or associated	Host
Rock type	Unconsolidated Deposit > Gravel

Nearby scientific data

(1)	142.46516, 43.58169	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form GRAVEL BEDS

Thickness 30M

General form	GRAVEL BEDS
Thickness	30M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Deposit size	Large
Significant	No

Mining district

District name	Kamikawa Province

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046064

Bibliographic references

Deposit

REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HOKKAIDO, NO. 24, P. 69-70, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF HAKKAIDO, SAPPORO, JAPAN, MARCH, 1960

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1975	King, Bi-Shia	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.