| Deposit ID | 10257201 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880020014 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hanawa Mine |
| Alternate or previous names | Hanawa |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 140.7653, 40.21517 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 500 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Akita(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Akita |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Gypsum-Anhydrite | Tertiary |
| Town (1) | 140.7653, 40.21517 |
|---|
| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Hanawa Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1981 |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880020014 |
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF
MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. JAPAN. MCGRAW-
HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 305.
MINING MAGAZINE. TABLE B - 1021 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90
PER CENT OF ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL. V. 127, NO. 3,
1972, P. 30.
SATO, KAZUO. UNILATERAL ISOTOPIC VARIATION OF MIOCENE ORE
LEADS FROM JAPAN. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, 1975, PP. 800-
805.
IKI, SHOJI. KUROKO BRINGS REVIVAL TO JAPAN'S DOMESTIC
MINING. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1967, PP. 12-14.
OBARA, K., OHTAGAKI, T., AND H. TAKAHASHI. GEOLOGY OF THE
HANAWA MINE, AKITA PREFECTURE. GEOLOGY OF KUROKO DE-
POSITS, 1974, PP. 157-168.
WORLD MINING. JAPAN'S KUROKO BOOM. APRIL 1967, P. 11.
LAMBERT, I. B., AND T. SATO. THE KUROKO AND ASSOCIATED ORE
DEPOSITS OF JAPAN: A REVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND METAL-
LOGENESIS. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 69, 1974, PP. 1215-1236.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INITIAL FUNDING WAS FOR COPPER, BUT WAS LATER FOUND TO BE INSIG. FOR CU, PB, AND ZN. TURNED OVER TO SULFUR. 1980, THE MINE WILL SUSTAIN PRODUCTION AT CURRENT RATES (8200 MTPM) FOR AT LEAST 10 YEARS. GRADE IS ASSUMED TO BE THE SAME AS CURRENT MINE PRODUCTION. OPERATION WAS CLOSED IN SEPT 86 ACCORDING TO THE COUNTRY SPECIALIST, 02/18/88. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 03-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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