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Ohe

Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Manganese, Sulfur, Antimony, Mercury, Arsenic
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  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 10084802
MRDS ID W700012
Record type Site
Current site name Ohe
Alternate or previous names Oe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 140.01525, 42.14006 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Copper Secondary
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Manganese Critical Secondary
Sulfur Secondary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Mercury Tertiary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Electrum Ore
Galena Ore
Magnetite Ore
Marcasite Ore
Pyrargyrite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Siderite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Stibnite Ore
Wolframite Ore
Anhydrite Gangue
Barite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Rhodochrosite Gangue
Rhodonite Gangue
Tephroite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Sericitic, Argillic, Propylitic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 106
USGS model code 25b
Deposit model name Epithermal vein, Creede
Mark3 model number 58

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Diorite
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Miocene
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 140.01525, 42.14006
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Faults

Comments on the geologic information

  • BASEMENT COMPOSED OF PERMIAN AND MESOZOIC LIMESTONE, CHERT, MUDSTONE, BASALT, AND SANDSTONE.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Period 1890-1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^1.3 G/T Au, 56.9 G/T Ag, 0.1% Cu, 0.9% Pb, 2.5% Zn, 16% Mn, 7.5% S
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Sulfur Sulfur 8wt-pct
    Ore Manganese Manganese 16wt-pct
    Major Ore Zinc Zinc 3wt-pct
    Trace Ore Lead Lead 1wt-pct
    Major Ore Copper Copper 0wt-pct
    Major Ore Silver Silver 57g/mt
    Minor Ore Gold Gold 1g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ONE VEIN IS 1500 M LONG, 600 M DOWN DIP, AND 5 M WIDE. THE VEINS OCCUR IN FAULTS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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

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