Iwato

Producer in Kagoshima, Japan with commodities Gold, Silver, Copper
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Alteration
  8. Mineral occurrence model information
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Ore body information
  12. Controls for ore emplacement
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Production statistics
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10107439
MRDS ID W700014
Record type Site
Current site name Iwato

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 130.31565, 31.27386 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kagoshima(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Kagoshima

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Secondary
Copper Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Argentite Ore
Chalcopyrite Ore
Cubanite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Alunite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Goethite Gangue
Hematite Gangue
Kaolinite Gangue
Quartz Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicic, Argillic, Propylitic

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 154
USGS model code 25e
Deposit model name Epithermal quartz-alunite Au
Mark3 model number 38

Host and associated rocks

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 130.31565, 31.27386

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Length 2000M

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Fissures

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Production statistics

  • Year 1974
    Period 1939-1974
    Material ORE
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^8.3 G/T Au, 11 G/T Ag
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Ore Silver Silver 11g/mt
    Ore Gold Gold 8g/mt

Reference information

Bibliographic references

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit VEINS IN NE-TRENDING FISSURES; SOME VEINS AND PIPES ARE BRECCIATED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1987 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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