Sanyo Cobalt Mine, Japan

Past Producer in Wakayama, Japan with commodities Cobalt, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  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. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10069382
MRDS ID W006868
Record type Site
Current site name Sanyo Cobalt Mine, Japan

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 138.88206, 35.63201 (WGS84)
Relative position AT VILLAGE OF OTSUKA NEAR OTANI, SOUTHEAST HONSHU ISLAND

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Wakayama(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Wakayama

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary
Silver Secondary
Gold Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cobaltite Ore
Glaucodot Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 138.88206, 35.63201

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Nishimuro District

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1962
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 1 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1962

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 17

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NIPPON COBALT MINING COMPANY.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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