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Nishicha

Past Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodity Mercury
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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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040080
MRDS ID M053104
Record type Site
Current site name Nishicha
Alternate or previous names Niko Reg No 1706, Nissha, Nitcha

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.89851, 42.23175 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROX. 28 KM FROM URAKAWA STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hokkaido
Japan Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.89851, 42.23175
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Economic information

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HG-BEARING VEINS PARALLEL, SOMETIMES CONTACT WITH, BASIC DIKES

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1943 - 1945

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECTING BEGAN IN 1939 ; ACCORDING TO HILPERT, MINE STILL ACTIVE ON SMALL SCALE AFTER 1945.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 106

  • Deposit

    HILPERT, LS, 1947 , "MERCURY RESOURCES OF JAPAN," GEN HEADQU. SUP COMM ALL FOR NAT RES DIV REP NO 91

  • Production

    HILPERT, LS, 1947 , GEN HEAD SUP COMM ALLFOR

Reporter information

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

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