Ezuri Zn, Pb Mine

Prospect in Akita, Japan with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Ownership information
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10078842
MRDS ID W027504
Record type Site
Current site name Ezuri Zn, Pb Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 140.99861, 39.9985 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Akita(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Akita

Comments on the location information

  • LAT LONG ARE APPROX.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Silver Tertiary
Gold Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 140.99861, 39.9985

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Medium
Significant No

Mining district

District name Hokuroku Dist.

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Dowa

Comments on the production information

  • PLANNED METAL OUTPUT 20,000 , 7,000 AND 2,000 MTPY ZN, PB, CU RESPECTIVELY. 1981 START UP.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1977
    Total resources 3000000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Zinc Zn 10.1 wt-pct Zinc Major 1977
    Lead Pb 3.3 wt-pct Lead Major 1977
    Copper Cu 0.89 wt-pct Copper Minor 1977
    Silver Ag 180 g/mt Silver Trace 1977
    Gold Au 1.3 g/mt Gold Trace 1977

Comments on development

  • DEV$: 20 ; ECON.COM: PLAN 1981 START UP

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    STAFF, 1977 , MINING JOUR. 6-3-77 , P. 435

  • Production

    MINING JOUR. 6 - 3 - 77 P. 435

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Schruben, Paul G. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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