Meiji Mine

Past Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodities Mercury, Gold, Copper, Silver
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Host and associated rocks
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098443
MRDS ID M053080
Record type Site
Current site name Meiji Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 140.86521, 42.99837 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROXIMATELY 15 KM FROM GINZAN 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 Secondary
Gold Secondary
Copper Secondary
Silver Secondary

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 140.86521, 42.99837

Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form FLATTENED RECUMBENT
    Depth to bottom 10M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Breccia-Crush Zone

Comments on the geologic information

  • GEOL.DESC: KUROKO DEPOSIT IN VISCINITY; 2 ORE BODIES 500 M APART ( 8500 M**2 COMBINED HORIZ. AREA)

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1916 - 1919

Comments on the production information

  • ORIGINALLY A GOLD-SILVER-COPPER MINE

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 107

  • Production

    HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REP 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.