Ezuri

Past Producer in Akita, Japan with commodities Barium-Barite, 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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Reserves and resources
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304755
MAS/MILS ID 5880020011
Record type Site
Current site name Ezuri

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 140.56531, 40.26517 (WGS84)
Elevation 90
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Akita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Akita

Comments on the location information

  • LAT-LONG FOR TOWN OF ODATE.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Barium-Barite Critical Tertiary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Lead Secondary
Silver Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Zinc Critical Primary

Materials information

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

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 140.56531, 40.26517

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 1500M
    Width 500M
    Depth to top 300M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Date of Last Modification 830728

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1976
Mining method Caving Methods - Top Slicing
Year of first production 1979
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Kokuroku

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Dowa Mining Co. Ltd
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan

Comments on the production information

  • MILL YIELD FOR GOLD IS 15 G/MT WITH A RECOVERY RATE OF 55%

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Measured 3000000mt ore
    Indicated 10000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 13000000mt ore
    Total resources 13000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 3.32 wt-pct Lead Minor 1977
    Copper Cu 0.89 wt-pct Copper Minor 1977
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Total resources 3000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.9 wt-pct Zinc Major 1991
    Lead Pb 3.3 wt-pct Lead Minor 1991
    Copper Cu 0.9 wt-pct Copper Minor 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • RECOVERY IS 90%; 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 OTHER CAVING METHODS
    Percent Recovery 100
    Rock Characteristics NONCOHERENT
    Rock Support Chars. COMPLETELY INCOMPETENT
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Length of Inclines (m) 1772
    Slope of Inclines 18
    Number of Inclines 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 526
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 38.22
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 228
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    E&MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING, 1991

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. INDUSTRY IN ACTION. DOWA FIND. JUNE 3,

  • Deposit

    1977, P. 435.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. JAPANESE BLACK ORE PROGRESS. OCTOBER

  • Deposit

    1977, P. 437.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF

  • Deposit

    MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL,

  • Deposit

    1980.

  • Deposit

    HOW TRACKLESS MINING IS APPLIED TO KUROKO ORE DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    JAPAN, WORLD MINING, MAY 1976, PP. 68-71.

  • Deposit

    IKI, SHOJI, KOROKO BRINGS REVIVAL TO JAPAN'S DOMESTIC

  • Deposit

    MINING, WORLD MINING, APR. 1967, PP. 12-16.

  • Deposit

    ISHIKAWA, ETAL, EXPLORATION OF THE EZURI KUROKO DEPOSITS IN

  • Deposit

    THE HOKUROKU DISTRICT, MINING GEOLOGY 30(3), PP. 137-152,

  • Deposit

    1980

  • Deposit

    LAMBERT, I.B., AND SATO, TAKEO, THE KUROKO AND ASSOCIATED

  • Deposit

    ORE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN: A REVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND

  • Deposit

    METALLOGENESIS, ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, VOL. 69, 1974, PP.1215-

  • Deposit

    1236.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    KUROKO DEPOSITS IN JAPAN, MINING AND CONCENTRATING OF

  • Deposit

    LEAD AND ZINC, PP. 171-195.

  • Deposit

    RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUKAZAWA MINE BY A TRACKLESS

  • Deposit

    HAULAGE SYSTEM, MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1976, PP. 504-519.

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY OF THE KUROKO DEPSITS SOCIETY OF MINING GEOLOGISTS

  • Deposit

    OF JAPAN, MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6, 1974.

  • Deposit

    SATO, Y., ET AL, ON THE EZURI KUROKO DEPOSITS WITH SPECIAL

  • Deposit

    REFERENCE TO THE PRESENT STATUS OF EXPLORATION AND

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT, MINING GEOLOGY, 30(2), PP. 89-99, 1980.

  • Deposit

    SCOTT, S.D., STRUCTURAL CONTROL OF THE KUROKO DEPOSITS OF

  • Deposit

    THE HOLUROKU DISTRICT, JAPAN, MINING GEOLOGY, V. 28,

  • Deposit

    1978M PP. 301-311.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIPS AVERAGE 10 DEGREES SOUTH

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-MAR-97 Gazdik U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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