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Deposit 27

Past Producer in Hokkaido, Japan with commodity Mercury
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  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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10098446
MRDS ID M053107
Record type Site
Current site name Deposit 27
Alternate or previous names Hidaka Reg No 2, Samani

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 142.99852, 42.18175 (WGS84)
Relative position APPROX. 8 KM FROM SAMANI 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

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Mafic Intrusive Rock > Gabbro
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pleistocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Hornfels
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Gneiss > Migmatite
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Metamorphic Rock > Serpentinite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) 142.99852, 42.18175
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Production years 1912(?) - 1931

Mining district

District name Hidaka Mine

Comments on the production information

  • OLDEST HG MINE IN HOKKAIDO. FIGURES INCLUDE PRODUCTION FROM SHIN-SAMANI DEPOSIT ALSO, AND ARE ONLY FOR THE YEARS 1916 - 1918 , 1922 , AND 1931

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

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

  • Production

    HORI, S., 1954 , GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154

Reporter information

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

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