| Deposit ID | 10105531 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W006871 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Naganobori Cobalt Mine-Japan |
| Alternate or previous names | Nagato Mine |
| Geographic coordinates: | 131.33225, 34.33201 (WGS84) |
|---|---|
| Relative position | ON SOUTH-WEST OF THE ISLAND OF HONSHU, NEAR OTA |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Yamaguchi(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Yamaguchi |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Cobalt Critical | Primary |
| Copper | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chalcopyrite | Ore |
| Cobaltite | Ore |
| Smaltite | Ore |
| Host or associated | Host | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock type | Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone | ||
| |||
| (1) | 131.33225, 34.33201 |
|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1946 | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 120000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W006871 |
ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 169
U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1945, (MAP), IMPORTANT MINES AND METALLURGICAL PLANTS OF JAPAN: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. DEPT. OF THE INTERIOR, U.S. BUR. OF MINES, FOREIGN MINERALS DIVISION.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | MITSUI MINING CO. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-JUN-1975 | Shaffer, Glenn L. | U.S. Geological Survey |
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