Savage River Mine

Producer in Japan with commodities Gold, Silver
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. Reserves and resources
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Bibliographic references
  11. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10085239
MRDS ID W700805
Record type Site
Current site name Savage River Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 138.99872, 36.49863 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Japan

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 138.99872, 36.49863

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Name HONKO ORE ZONE
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 14000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 49 g/mt Silver Major 1989
    Gold Au 70.5 g/mt Gold Major 1989
  • Type In-situ
    Name YAMADA ORE ZONE
    Estimate year 1989
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Silver Ag 12 g/mt Silver Major 1989
    Gold Au 20 g/mt Gold Major 1989

Comments on development

  • ORE PRODUCTION CAPACITY GREATER THAN 3,000,000 TONNES/YEAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, JANUARY 1989, P. 47

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-89 Beougher, Dee (Spanski, Gregory T.) U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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