Furutobe

Past Producer in Akita, Japan with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280466
MAS/MILS ID 5880020002
Record type Site
Current site name Furutobe
Alternate or previous names Furutobe Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.41861, 40.20847 (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
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.41861, 40.20847

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Mitsubishi Metal Corp
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1976
  • Type Operator
    Owner Doyashiki Department Of Dowa Mine Co.
    Home office Japan
    Year 1977

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 0
    Measured 1700000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1700000mt ore
    Total resources 1700000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2.05 wt-pct Copper Trace 0
    Lead Pb 2.58 wt-pct Lead Trace 0
    Zinc Zn 0.72 wt-pct Zinc Trace 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • B-H SHOWS CLOSED AT END OF 1987

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINING

  • Deposit

    60-65.

  • Deposit

    MARUYAMA,S.AND N.SATO.GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF THE KUROKO

  • Deposit

    ITS IN JAPAN.1970.PROCS.OF AIME WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON MINING&

  • Deposit

    LURGY OF PB &2N.VOL.1,CHAP.9.PP.171-194.

  • Deposit

    KONDO,KIYOMI.1969.COLUMN MINING DEVELOPED FOR SMALL ORE BODY

  • Deposit

    SOFT GROUND.WORLD MINING.JULY,1969.PP.28-31.

  • Deposit

    OGASAWARA,TOSHIYA.RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUKAWASA MINE BY

  • Deposit

    TRACKLESS HAULAGE SYSTEM.IN JOURNAL OF MINING&METALLURGICA

  • Deposit

    INSTITUTE OF JAPAN(IN JAPANESE),IN MINING MAGAZINE,DEC.197

  • Deposit

    504-519(IN ENGLISH).

  • Deposit

    1976 EMJ INT.DIR.OF MINING&MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS.MCG

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 03-JAN-1995 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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