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Hosono

Past Producer in Japan with commodities Mercury, Sulfur-Pyrite
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Geologic structures
  10. Ore body information
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Production statistics
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040027
MRDS ID M053034
Record type Site
Current site name Hosono
Alternate or previous names Tokushima Prospect # 422

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 134.52802, 33.88623 (WGS84)
Relative position 500 M EAST OF THE HOSONO SUSPENDED BRIDGE

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Japan
Japan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary
Sulfur-Pyrite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Pyrite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue
Siderite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite > Diabase
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pennsylvanian
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock > Peridotite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 134.52802, 33.88623
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Chichibu Belt; Small - Scale N-S & E-W-Striking Faults

Ore body information

  • Width 5M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Diabase Tuff - Limestone Contact As Well As A Fault Shear Zone Within The Limestone, Serve As The Loci Of The Vein

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: CINNABAR IS CONCENTRATED MAINLY IN THE UPPER 1 - 5 M OF THE VEIN LOCATED IN THE SHEAR ZONE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1962
    Period 1962
    Material HG AVG
    Description Cp_Grade: ^Less Than .1 % Hg
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Mercury Mercury 0wt-pct

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    KISHIMOTO, F., 1962 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF SHIKOKU, JAPAN," BULL. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF JAPAN VOL. 13 NO. 3

  • Deposit

    NAKAGAWA, C., 1958 , "KAMODAIU MERCURY MINE INVESTIGATIVE REPORT", TOKUSHIMA - KEN REPORT BY COMMITTEE FOR PROMOTION OF PRODUCTION OF TECHNOLOGY.

  • Deposit

    MIZUHARA, G., 1958 "TOKUSHIMA - KEN, YUKI, MERCURY MINING INVESTIGATIVE REPORT" PROPERTY OF K YUKI

  • Production

    KISHIMOTO, F, 1962 , JOURN. GEO. SUR. JAP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit FURTHER EXTENSION OF THE SHAFT WAS ATTEMPTED, BUT GIVEN UP DUE TO GROUND WATER PROBLEMS. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE ORE BODY EXTENDS FURTHER TO THE EAST, AND FURTHER DOWN VERTICALLY, BUT ON A SMALL SCALE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-APR-1978 Roddy, Steve J. U.S. Geological Survey

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