Teshio - Gawa

Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Platinum, Iridium, Osmium, Gold
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. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10038656
MRDS ID M046067
Record type Site
Current site name Teshio - Gawa
Alternate or previous names Teshio - River

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 141.74847, 44.88164 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Platinum Critical Primary
Iridium Critical Primary
Osmium Primary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Ore

Nearby scientific data

(1) 141.74847, 44.88164

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLAT GRAINS

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Kamikawa Province

Comments on the production information

  • THE OUTPUT OF PLATINUM IN 1924 WAS 2.54 KG IN SEVERAL LOCALITICE, TESHIO - GAWA AND THE YUBARI GAWA WERE THE CHIEF CENTERS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    THE GEOL. AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE JAPANESE EMPIRE, 1926. IMPERIAL GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN, TOKYO, P. 95 - P. 96

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-MAY-1975 King, Bi-Shia U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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