Kanuyamagawa Gold Placer

Past Producer in Ehime, Japan with commodities Gold, Mercury
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. Controls for ore emplacement
  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 10040020
MRDS ID M053025
Record type Site
Current site name Kanuyamagawa Gold Placer
Alternate or previous names Registration # 15

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 133.6822, 33.96539 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Ehime
Japan Ehime

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Gold Ore
Ilmenite Gangue
Magnetite Gangue

Nearby scientific data

(1) 133.6822, 33.96539

Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Centered At The River Mouth

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CINNABAR CAN BE IDENTIFIED W/EYES AS VERY ABRADED GRAINS ACCOMPANYING THE GOLD.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MERCURY WON'T SUSTAIN PRODUCTION

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", JOURN GEOL SURVEY OF JAPAN VOL 13 NO 3 PP 333 - 51

  • Deposit

    HORI, J., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", REPORT # 154 , GEOL SUR JAP

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR GEOL SUR JAPAN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1978 Roddy, Steve J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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