Hokkaido Region

Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Iridium, Osmium, Platinum, Ruthenium, Palladium, Gold, Chromium

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Identification information
Geographic coordinates
Site location context
Geographic areas
Commodities
Materials information
Nearby scientific data
Ore body information
Economic information about the deposit and operations
Links to other databases
Bibliographic references
Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID	10106878
MRDS ID	M046038
Record type	Site
Current site name	Hokkaido Region

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference	Approximate
Geographic coordinates:	142.56366, 43.37596 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country	State
Japan	Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity	Importance
Iridium Critical	Primary
Osmium	Primary
Platinum Critical	Secondary
Ruthenium Critical	Secondary
Palladium Critical	Secondary
Gold	Secondary
Chromium Critical	Secondary

Materials information

Materials	Type of material
Chromite	Ore
Iridosmine	Ore

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1)	142.56366, 43.37596	ListMap

Economic information

Ore body information

General form STREAM GRAVELS

General form	STREAM GRAVELS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status	Producer
Commodity type	Metallic
Significant	No

Reference information

Links to other databases

Agency	Database name	Acronym	Record ID	Notes
USGS	Mineral Resources Data System	MRDS	M046038

Bibliographic references

Deposit

METALLIC AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL DEPOSITS OF HOKKAIDO; JAPAN GEOL SURVEY, P. 58 - P. 59 AND PLATE I

Reporter information

Type	Date	Name	Affiliation	Comment
Reporter	01-MAY-1975	King, Bi-Shia	U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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