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Kagiyama

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 10098437
MRDS ID M053048
Record type Site
Current site name Kagiyama
Alternate or previous names Ehime Registration # 235

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 132.78223, 33.34875 (WGS84)
Relative position KAGIYAMA

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 Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Permian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Metasedimentary Rock > Slate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert

Nearby scientific data

(1) 132.78223, 33.34875
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description The Deposit Lies On Either Side Of The Axis Of A Fold Structure.

Ore body information

  • Strike EASTERN HALF N 80 DEG. E WESTERN HALF N 80 DEG. W
    Dip 20 - 40 DEG. S * 20 - 40 DEG. N
    Length 80M
    Width 1M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Ns - Oriented Zone Of Brecciation Located Near The East End Of The Western 1/2 Of The Mn Ore Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: THE CINNABAR IS LOCATED IN THE BRECCIATED ZONE, AND ALSO FILLS SMALL FISSURES IN THE MN ORE BODY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ippo Mine

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period 1962
    Material MN
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Mn = 30 - 40 %
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Manganese Manganese 35wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • MERCURY CANNOT BE PRODUCED

Comments on the workings information

  • THE MINE IS BEING MAINTAINED MINIMALLY

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    YAMADA, M., INOUYE, S., 1954 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATIONS OF LIMESTONE DEPOSITS OF NAGA - GUN, & KATSURA - GUN, TOKUSHIMA - KEN" JOURN. GEOL. SUR. JAP.

  • Deposit

    MIYAMOTO, H., 1954 , "REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF MN DEPOSITS IN WESTERN EHIME PREFECTIVE, JOUR. GEOL. SUR. JAP.

  • Deposit

    YOSHIMURA, T., 1952 , "MANGANESE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN"

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962, BULL. 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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