Pechan

Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities PGE, Platinum, Gold, Mercury, Iron
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038660
MRDS ID M046072
Record type Site
Current site name Pechan

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 142.56366, 43.37596 (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
PGE Critical Primary
Platinum Critical Primary
Gold Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Gold Ore
Iridosmine Ore
Magnetite Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 142.56366, 43.37596

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLATTENED GRAINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    T. WADA, MINERALS OF JAPAN, 1904, P.

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.