Kamaishi Mine

Producer in Iwate, Japan with commodities Copper, Iron, Tungsten
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182955
MAS/MILS ID 5880160002
Record type Site
Current site name Kamaishi Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 141.51861, 39.17853 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iwate(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Iwate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Tungsten Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 141.51861, 39.17853

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Nittetsu Mining Co Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG 9-76 V133 N09 P245

  • Deposit

    75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINES

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 21-OCT-1983 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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