Yamaonnanosawa

Past Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Geologic structures
  11. Controls for ore emplacement
  12. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  13. Mining district
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040089
MRDS ID M053115
Record type Site
Current site name Yamaonnanosawa

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.73597, 43.94836 (WGS84)
Elevation 660
Relative position 2 KM N OF MOTOYAMA DEPOSIT

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
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Antimony Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Mercury Ore
Stibnite Ore
Illite Gangue
Kaolin Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillization, Fe Sulfide Dissemination

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Dacite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.73597, 43.94836

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Ne-Sw, Ew-Trending Shear Zones; Faults Postulated Deep Fracture System (Hidaka Gp, Neogene-Age Propyllized Rk Outcrop To West, N, S)

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Shear Zone With Shifting Strike

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: DISSEM. CINNABAR W/ACCOMP NATIVE HG IN SHEAR ZONE SURROUNDED BY 3 ARGILL ZONES IS PROBABLY WESTERN EXTENSION OF MITZUNOSAWA DEPOSIT

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1969 - MAY 1972

Mining district

District name Aibetzu Mine

Production statistics

  • Year 1970
    Material HG
    Accuracy Accurate
    Description Ap_Grade: ^Hg = 0.69 % (Hand-Sorted)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Minor Mercury Mercury 1wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • THESE FIGURES ALSO INCLUDE THE OUTPUT FROM MOTOYAMA, MITSUNOSAWA DEPOSITS.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    FUJIWARA, T., K. FUTAMASE, 1974 , "ALTERED CLAY & ORE DEPOSIT OF AIBETZU HG MINE," HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REPORT NO 46 P. 87-96

  • Deposit

    FUTAMASE, K, T. FUJIWARA, 1974 , "INVESTIGATION FOR GEOCHEMICAL PROSPECTING & DISTRIBUTION OF HG, SB, AS, AT AIBETSU," HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REP NO 46 P. 96 - 103

  • Deposit

    FUJIWARA, T., ETAL, 1960 , "GEOLOGY & ORE DEPOSITS OF AIBETSU AREA," HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REPORT NO 59

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    FUJIWARA, T., 1974 , HOKKAIDO GEOL SUR REP NO 46

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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