Oguchi Mine

Past Producer in Kagoshima, Japan with commodities Gold, Silver, Mercury
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. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098431
MRDS ID M053012
Record type Site
Current site name Oguchi Mine
Alternate or previous names Ushio

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 130.59896, 32.14881 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kagoshima(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kagoshima
Japan Kagoshima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Secondary
Silver Secondary
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Cinnabar Ore
Gold Ore
Quartz Gangue

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 130.59896, 32.14881

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 60 - 70 DEG
    Thickness 4M
    Length 1000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Secondary Fractures

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: HG PRECIPITATION WAS LATE STAGE OF AU AG VEIN FORMATION SMALL AM'T OF HG IN CINNABAR DRUSE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

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

Beyond USGS

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