Hosokura

Producer in Miyagi, Japan with commodities Antimony, Bismuth, Cadmium, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Sulfur, Zinc
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Ownership information
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207387
MAS/MILS ID 5880240001
Record type Site
Current site name Hosokura
Alternate or previous names Hosokura Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.48864, 38.57854 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Miyagi(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Miyagi

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Secondary
Bismuth Critical Secondary
Cadmium Secondary
Copper Primary
Gold Secondary
Lead Primary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.48864, 38.57854

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PROPYLITIC
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Date of Last Modification 830726

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 800
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Tailings
Year of first production 1600
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Mitsubishi Metal Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Hosokura Mining Co, Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • OPERATOR: HOSOKURA MINING CO. LTD. NO RECENT DATA.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1967
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 1.33 wt-pct Zinc Major 1967
    Lead Pb 3.95 wt-pct Lead Major 1967
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 10700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 10700000mt ore
    Total resources 10700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 3.6 wt-pct Zinc Major 0
    Lead Pb 1.05 wt-pct Lead Major 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • MINE RECOVERY IS 85% DILUTION 15%

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Recovery 100
    Number of Shafts 6
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 1423
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 16.09
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 312
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG 9-76 V133 N09 P245

  • Deposit

    75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINES

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. JAPAN. MCGRAW-

  • Deposit

    HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 305.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZING. ASIA. JAPAN. JANUARY 1979, P. 59.

  • Deposit

    MARUYAMA, SADAO, AND NORITAKA, SATO. GEOLOGY AND EXPLORA-

  • Deposit

    TION OF THE KUROKO DEPOSITS IN JAPAN. AIME WORLD SYMPO-

  • Deposit

    SIUM ON MINING AND METALLURGY OF LEAD AND ZINC. V. 1,

  • Deposit

    1970, PP. 171-194.

  • Deposit

    SATO, KAZUO. UNILATERAL ISOTOPIC VARIATION OF MIOCENE ORE

  • Deposit

    LEADS FROM JAPAN. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, 1975, PP. 800-

  • Deposit

    805.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. WHERE JAPAN'S LEAD-ZINC

  • Deposit

    MINES AND SMELTERS ARE LOCATED. NOVEMBER 1971, PP. 122-

  • Deposit

    129.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE BODY CONSISTS OF OVER 100 INTERSECTING ORE FILLED FISSURES OVER AN AREA 5 KM BY 4 KM.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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