Osarizawa Mine

Producer in Akita, Japan with commodity Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10232107
MAS/MILS ID 5880020004
Record type Site
Current site name Osarizawa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.99862, 39.7985 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Akita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Akita

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.99862, 39.7985

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N20W
    Dip 05E
    Thickness 50M
    Length 300M
    Width 700M
    Depth to top 130M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 2
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #2 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N20W:05E
    Minimum Depth to Top 100
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hokuroku District

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mitsubishi Metal Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1948
  • Type Operator
    Owner Uchimotai-Kosaka Department Of Dowa Mining
    Home office Japan
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/TAILINGS 10-60
    Percent Waste Rock 2.6
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NONCOHERENT
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING NO SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. OPEN STEEL SETS
    Number of Shafts 3
    Number of Inclines 2
    Capacity 1723
    Unit Production Cost 16.63
    Operating Days per Year 324
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1977

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG 9-76 V133 N09 P245

  • Deposit

    COLLINS 1948 COPPER IN JAPAN, MIN TRADE NOTES SPEC SUP 26 DO

  • Deposit

    POLLARD 1951 JAPANESE MINL RES REP 41 GENL HQ SUPR COMM ALLI

  • Deposit

    OF JAPAN.PROC.AIME WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON MIN.&METALL.OF PB&ZN

  • Deposit

    CHAP.9.1970.PP.171-194.

  • Deposit

    SATO T.,ORE DEPOSIT AND MECHANISM OF IT'S FORMATION OF UCHIN

  • Deposit

    WESTERN ORE BODY.KOSAKA MINE,AKITA PREF.(IN JAP.WITH ENG.A

  • Deposit

    ).MIN.GEOL.,VOL.18.NO.91.1966.PP.241-256.

  • Deposit

    1976/77 WORLD MINES REGISTER.WORLD MINING.MILLER FREEMAN PUB

  • Deposit

    FRANCISCO.AUG.1976.P.104.

  • Deposit

    1976 E/MJ INT.DIR. OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS.M

  • Deposit

    HILL,N.Y.1976.P.246.

  • Deposit

    E/MJ.NOV.1971.P.73.

  • Deposit

    1973 PRIVATE REPORT.

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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