Ohmine Mine

Plant in Iwate, Japan with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver, Sulfur
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Ownership information
  9. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10305012
MAS/MILS ID 5880160004
Record type Site
Current site name Ohmine Mine
Alternate or previous names Omine, Ohe

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 141.5819, 39.49852 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Iwate(province)

Japan(country)

Asia(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Japan Iwate

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Sulfur Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 141.5819, 39.49852

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant No
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Plant subcategory Flotation
Milling method Flotation

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Rasa Industries
    Interest 100
    Home office Japan
    Year 1981
    First year 1981
    Last year 1981

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Indicated 5000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 5000000mt ore
    Inferred 10000000mt ore
    Total resources 15000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 1.75 wt-pct Copper Major 1965

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • ACTUAL INDICATED ORE COPPER GRADE RANGES BETWEEN 1.5-2.0%.
  • NO DATA ON THIS OPERATION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE. TABLE B - 1029 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90 PER

  • Deposit

    CENT OF ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL. V. 125, NO. 3, 1971,

  • Deposit

    P. 263.

  • Deposit

    SHIMAZAKI, HIDEHIKO. THE RATIOS OF CU/ZN-PB OF PYROMETASO-

  • Deposit

    MATIC DEPOSITS IN JAPAN AND THEIR GENETICAL IMPLICATIONS.

  • Deposit

    ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, 1975, PP. 717-724.

  • Deposit

    IKI, SHOJI. KUROKO BRINGS REVIVAL TO JAPAN'S DOMESTIC MIN-

  • Deposit

    ING. WORLD MINING, APRIL, 1967, PP. 12-14.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. PROSPECTING IN JAPAN. JANUARY 1965, P. 61.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. WHERE JAPAN'S COPPER MINES

  • Deposit

    AND SMELTERS ARE LOCATED. NOVEMBER 1971, PP. 104-113.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 19-JUL-94 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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