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Setto

Past Producer in Ehime, Japan with commodities Manganese, 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. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098436
MRDS ID M053044
Record type Site
Current site name Setto
Alternate or previous names Ehime Reg. of #221

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.5489, 33.34875 (WGS84)
Relative position .5 KM NORTH OF SHIMOKAWA

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Ehime(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Ehime
Japan Ehime
Japan Ehime

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Manganese Critical Primary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Braunite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Quartzite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.5489, 33.34875
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ns - Oriented Fault

Ore body information

  • Strike N 45 W
    Dip 20 - 40 N DEG.
    Thickness 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Carbonate Pebbles In Ns-Trending Fault Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THIN HG S VEINLETS IMPREGNATING QUARTZ - CARBONATE PEBBLES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Akema Mine

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period 1962
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Mn = 40 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 40wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962, "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN", BULL. GEOL. SUR. JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 6

  • Deposit

    OFFICE GEOL SUR. JAPAN, 1954 , JAPANESE MINING MAGAZINE, BI - C

  • Deposit

    MIYAMOTO, H., TAKAI, S., 1954 , "REPORT ON INVESTIGATION OF MN DEPOSITS IN WESTERN EHIME PREF.", JOURN GEOL SUR JAP VOL 5 #6

  • Deposit

    YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , JOUR. 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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