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Dogatani Cobalt Mine, Japan

Producer in Nara, Japan with commodity Cobalt
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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. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10110430
MRDS ID W006869
Record type Site
Current site name Dogatani Cobalt Mine, Japan
Alternate or previous names Kuzukawa Mine

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 135.98215, 33.73209 (WGS84)
Relative position SOUTHEAST PART OF HONSHU ISLAND, 11 MILES NORTHWEST OF SHINGU (SINGU)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nara(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Nara

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Cobalt Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Glaucodot Ore
Smaltite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Mudstone
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Late Cretaceous

Nearby scientific data

(1) 135.98215, 33.73209
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Yoshino District

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1945
    Total resources 10000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Cobalt Co 0.85 wt-pct Cobalt Major 1945

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ANDREWS, R.W., 1962, COBALT: OVERSEAS GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS, MINERAL RESOURCES DIVISION, LONDON, HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE, P. 172-

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit NIPPON MINING COMPANY. COORDINATED ARE FOR SHINGU.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-1975 Shaffer, Glenn L. U.S. Geological Survey

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