Nakatatsu Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Producer in Fukui, Japan with commodities Zinc, Lead, Silver
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. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Ownership information
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10089347
MRDS ID W018911
Record type Site
Current site name Nakatatsu Zn - Pb - Ag Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 136.61544, 36.0653 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fukui(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Fukui

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Lead Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Galena Ore
Molybdenite Ore
Pyrite Ore
Pyrrhotite Ore
Sphalerite Ore
Epidote Gangue
Garnet Gangue
Wollastonite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Skarn (Tactite)
    Rock unit name Skarn, Limestone
    Rock description Skarn, Limestone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Paleocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 136.61544, 36.0653

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR CHIMNEY - LIKE

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Bedding Planes, Faults, Especially At Contact Between Intrusives And Skarn - Limestone

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1894

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Nippon Zinc Mining Co. Ltd.

Comments on development

  • MILL.CAP: 620 MET TONS ; ECON.YEAR: 1975 ; ECON.COM: 1700 MTPD MILL

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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