| Deposit ID | 10206994 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 5880020003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Shakanai |
| Alternate or previous names | Shakanai Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 140.31861, 40.17847 (WGS84) |
| Location accuracy | 5000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Akita(province)
Japan(country)
Asia(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Japan | Akita |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Gold | Tertiary |
| Lead | Primary |
| Silver | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Primary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Barite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Galena | Unknown |
| Gypsum | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Tetrahedrite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 140.31861, 40.17847 |
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| Strike | N15E | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 05S | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1000M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 500M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 250M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Plant |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1963 |
| Mining method | Combined Methods - Other Combined Methods |
| Year of first production | 1967 |
| Plant type | Beneficiation (Mill) |
| Plant subcategory | Flotation |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| District name | Hokuroku District |
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| Type of mineral rights | Minerals Only |
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| Ownership category | Private |
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| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Shakanai Mining Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1980 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Nippon Mining Co., Ltd. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Japan |
| Year | 1980 |
| Year | 1971 |
|---|---|
| Period | Apr 68 To Mar 71 |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Estimated Ore Prod. Apr 68 To Mar 71 1050000 Total Mt Ore |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Period | Apr 83 To Dec 83 |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Estimated Ore Prod. Apr 83 To Dec 83 315000 Total Mt Ore |
| Year | 1983 |
|---|---|
| Period | Apr 71 To Mar 83 |
| Accuracy | Estimate |
| Description | Estimated Ore Prod. Apr 71 To Mar 83 5425000 Total Mt Ore |
| Type | In-situ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30000000mt ore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Overall depth | 380M | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 5880020003 |
WORLD MINING, "JAPAN ..... RECORD SMELTER METAL PRODUCTION,
DOMESTIC GOLD OUTPUT INCREASE," 1968, P.99.
WORLD MINING, NOV. 1967, PAGE 48.
CATALOG, SURVEY AND DIRECTORY NUMBER, 1967, "JAPAN," PAGE 85
WORLD MINING, "ASIA JAPAN ... TWO NEW MINES COMMENCE
KUROKO ORE PRODUCTION," DECEMBER 1966, PAGE 31.
MINING MAGAZINE, VOL. 135, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1976, P. 245.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY,
1975.
1976/77 WORLD MINES REGISTER, MILLER FREEMAN PUBLICATIONS,
SAN FRANCISCO, AUGUST 1976, P. 104.
MARUYAMA, S. AND SATO, N., GEOLOGY AND EXPLORATION OF THE
KUROKO DEPOSITS IN JAPAN: PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN INSTI-
TUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS (AIME)
WORLD SYMPOSIUM ON MINING AND METALLURGY OF LEAD AND ZINC,
VOL. 1, CHAPTER 9, 1970, P. 171-194.
DEFENSE MAPPING AGENCY, SERIES 1501, SCALE 1:250,000, SHEET
NK 54-10.
WORLD MINING, COLUMN MINING DEVELOPMENT FOR SMALL OREBODY IN
SOFT GROUND, JULY 1969, P. 28.
WORLD MINING, VOL. 1, NO. 1, SEPTEMBER 1965, P. 61.
WORLD MINING, VOL. 2, NO. 13, DECEMBER 1966, P. 31.
MINING JOURNAL, OCTOBER 1976, P. 126.
MINING ENGINEERING, THE BLACK ORE DISTRICT OF HORUROKO: VOL.
21, NO. 5, MAY 1969, P. 60-65.
OTHER SOURCES ADDED DURING THE 1991 UPDATE
KAJIWARA, YOSHIMICHI, "SYNGENETIC FEATURES OF THE KUROKO ORE
FROM THE SHAKANAI MINE," IN "MINERAL DEPOSITS OF VOLCANIC
AFFINITY," PP. 197-205.
MIZUMOTO, H., "ORE DEPOSIT AND EXPLORATION AT THE SHAKANAI
MINE," SHAKANAI MINING COMPANY, LTD., OCTOBER, 1975, 8 P.
OHTAGAKI, TOHUR; TSUKADA, YASUSHI; HIRAYAMA, HARUHIOO;
FUGIOKA, KIROYUKI; AND MIYOSHI, TAKEOMI., "GEOLOGY OF THE
SHAKANAI MINE, AKITA PREFECTURE," IN " GEOLOGY OF KUROKO
DEPOSITS," MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE, NO. 6, 1974, THE
SOCIETY OF MINING GEOLOGISTS OF JAPAN, PP. 131-139.
SATO, JUICHI, "ORES AND ORE MINERALS FROM THE SHAKANAI MINE,
AKITA PREFECTURE, JAPAN," IN "GEOLOGY OF KUROKO DEPOSITS,"
MINING GEOLOGY SPECIAL ISSUE, NO. 6, 1974, THE SOCIETY OF
MINING GEOLOGISTS OF JAPAN, PP. 323-333.
MINING AND METALLURGICAL INSTITUTE OF JAPAN, GUIDE BOOK 4,
"SHAKANAI MINE," KUROKO MINES IN AKITAKEN, JOINT MEETING
MMIJ-AIME, 1972, TOKYO, MAY 24-27, PP. 50-76.
E&MJ, 1984 E&MJ INTERNATIONSL DIRECTORY OF MINING, P321.
MINING JOURNAL, LONDON, VOL. 308, NO 7913, APRIL 17, 1987,
"SHAKANAI CLOSES," PAGE 239.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THIS MINE/MILL CLOSED IN MARCH 1987. ECONOMIC KUROKO ORE RESERVES WERE DEPLETED. WAS USED IN THE SULFUR STUDY OF 1985, 86: REMOVED FROM ADIT; 01/95. INSUFFICIENT PAYABLE KUROKO ORE. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 05-JAN-95 | Buckingham, David A. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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