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Chuko Mine

Prospect in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Mercury, Antimony, Copper
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  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. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10097156
MRDS ID M053088
Record type Site
Current site name Chuko Mine
Alternate or previous names Kitami Reg No 5927, Kishu

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.99847, 44.33168 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 4 KM FROM NAKAOKOPPE STATION

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Hokkaido(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Hokkaido
Japan Hokkaido

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary
Antimony Critical Tertiary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcocite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Calcite Gangue
Chalcedony Gangue
Opal Gangue
Quartz Gangue
Sericite Gangue

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Intermediate Volcanic Rock > Andesite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.99847, 44.33168
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PROSPECTING BEGAN IN 1942 , BUT AS NOTHING WAS PRODUCED THE MINE WAS ABANDONED.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 97

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-AUG-1978 Roddy, Stephen J. U.S. Geological Survey

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