Aizankei Mine

Past Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodity Mercury
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098447
MRDS ID M053112
Record type Site
Current site name Aizankei Mine
Alternate or previous names Ishikari Reg. No 10, 603

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.76515, 43.73169 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROX. 18 KM FROM YASUASHIMA STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hokkaido
Japan Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore
Calcite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.76515, 43.73169

Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: SOFT, FRAGILE MINERALS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1944

Mining district

District name Mt. Daisetsu

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953, "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 P. 97

  • Deposit

    HILPERT, LS, 1947, "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN," GEN HEADQU SUP COMM ALLIED POW NAT RES SEC RP 91

  • Production

    HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REP # 154

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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