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Iyagawa Placer

Past Producer in Japan with commodities Gold, Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  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 10040039
MRDS ID M053051
Record type Site
Current site name Iyagawa Placer
Alternate or previous names Tokushime Registered Placer # 10

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 133.79887, 33.88206 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Japan
Japan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore
Magnetite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Phyllite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 133.79887, 33.88206
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • HR.AGE.MV: AGE ?

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • MERCURY PRODUCTION IS EXTREMELY LOW

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL. OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN, VOL. 13 NO. 3

  • Deposit

    HORI, J., 1953 , "JAPAN'S MERCURY DEPOSITS", GEOLOGICAL SURVEY JAPAN REPORT # 154

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962, JOURN GEOL. SUR. JAP.

Reporter information

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

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