| Deposit ID | 10158788 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880090001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kamioka - Tochibora Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Tochibura Mine, Kamioka Mine, Maruyama, Shikama Concentrator |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 137.17876, 36.20863 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 400 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Gifu(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Gifu |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Bismuth Critical | Tertiary |
| Cadmium | Tertiary |
| Lead | Secondary |
| Silver | Secondary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Ore Body (1) | 137.17876, 36.20863 |
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1589 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Sublevel |
| Year of first production | 1874 |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Gifu |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Mitsui Mining And Smelting Co Ltd |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1989 |
| Year | 1981 |
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| Description | Zinc And Lead Input- 3.48% And .27%; Output Is 59.6% And 59.3% Respectively 954000 Mt Ore/Yr |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 38303000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 38303000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 38303000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880090001 |
AKIYAMA, S., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE KAMIOKA MINE,
CENTRAL JAPAN, INTERNAL PUBLICATION BY GEOLOGY AND RE-
SEARCH SECTION, KAMIOKA, (UPDATED), 1981.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL,
1980.
METALS WEEK, SEPT. 21, 1981, P. 6.
MINING JOURNAL, MAY 4, 1979.
MINING JOURNAL, AUG. 21, 1981, P. 135.
MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING CO. LTD., INTERNAL COMPANY PUBLI
CATIONS AND BROCHURES.
NIGHTINGALE, W.G., ED., FINANCIAL TIMES MINING INTERNATIONAL
YEARBOOK, LONGMAN, LONDON, 1980.
RAUSCH, D.O., ET AL, EDS., LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, TRACKLESS MIN-
ING OPERATION AT KAMIOKA MINE, HIGASHI, N., ET AL, AIMM
& P ENGINEERS, INC., N.Y., 1977.
RAUSCH, D.O., ET AL, EDS., SEAD-ZINC UPDATE, AUTOMATIC CON-
TROL OF LEAD-ZINC FLOTATION OPERATION AND INTEGRATED
RECYCLING OF WASTEWATER AT KAMIOKA CONCENTRATORS, ISHI-
ZU, A., ET AL, AIMM & P ENGINEERS, INC., N.Y., 1977.
TATSUMI, T., ED., VOLCANISM AND ORE GENESIS PYROMETASOMATIC
DEPOSITS IN JAPAN AND KOREA-KAMIOKA MINE, GIFU PREFEC-
TURE, IMAI, H., ET AL, UNIV. OF TOKYO PRESS, TOKYO,1970
PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH MITSUI PERSONNEL: KAMIOKA AND
TOKYO.
MINING MAG 9-76 V133 NO9 P245.
75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINING
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | TOCHIBURA MINE IS LOCATED IN THE TOCHIBURA AND MARUYAMA GROUPS OF ORE BODIES. THE TOCHIBURA GROUP HAS MORE THAN 50 ORE BODIES WHICH TREND NE AND DIP SE. LARGEST OF THE ORE BODIES IS 260 M LONG AND 80 M WIDE. THE MARUYAMA GROUP HAS 15 ORE BODIES, VARIABLE IN SIZE, TRENDING N-S AND DIPPING 60-70 DEGREES E; LARGEST ORE BODY IS 300 M LONG AND 50 M WIDE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 15-APR-1988 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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