| Deposit ID | 10040048 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | M053063 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kamio Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Nara Registration No. 76, Ugashi, Komatsu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 135.96548, 34.44871 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 360 |
| Relative position | 1.3 KM SE OF YAMATO MINE |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Nara(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Nara |
| Japan | Nara |
| Japan | Nara |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Secondary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Ore |
| Calcite | Gangue |
| Chalcedony | Gangue |
| Kaolin | Gangue |
| Plagioclase | Gangue |
| Pyrite | Gangue |
| Host or associated | Associated | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite | ||||
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| Host or associated | Associated |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Granitoid > Granite |
| Host or associated | Host |
|---|---|
| Rock type | Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite |
| (1) | 135.96548, 34.44871 |
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| Type of structure | Local |
|---|---|
| Structure description | Ns, Ew Striking Faults Inclined Faults |
| General form | TABULAR OR POCKET |
|---|---|
| Strike | NS APPROXIMATELY N 75 DEG W |
| Dip | 35 - 45 DEG W |
| Thickness | 0.5M |
| Length | 165M |
| Depth to bottom | 70M |
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Production years | 1941 - 1946 , 1957 - ? |
| District name | Yamato |
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| Year | 1962 | ||||||||||||||
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| Material | HG | ||||||||||||||
| Accuracy | Accurate | ||||||||||||||
| Description | Ap_Grade: ^Hg = 1.0 % | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1947 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 1410000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground |
|---|---|
| Length | 225M |
| Overall depth | 65M |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | M053063 |
KISHIMOTO, F., 1971 , "ON THE DISTRIB., DISPERS. OF HG IN YAMATO HG DEP AREA." GEOL SUR JAP BULL VOL 22 NO. 6 P. 293 - 304
KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "ON THE MERCURY DEPOSIT OF THE KAMIO MINE, NARA PREFECTURE" GEOL SUR JAP BULL, VOL 13 NO 3 P. 239 - 258
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN", GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154
HILPERT, LS., 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN" GEN HEADQU. SUP ALLIED COMM NAT RES DIV REPORT NO. 91.
HORI, S., 1953 ; KISHIMOTO, F., 1962
HILPERT, LS., 1947 , SUP ALLIED COMM NAT RES DIV REP NO 91 .
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ENECHELON ORE BODIES |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-AUG-1978 | Roddy, Stephen J. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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