Hokkaido
Past Producer

Sagami Mine

Hokkaido, Japan
MercuryAntimonyCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryMercury
TertiaryAntimony, Copper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeStockwork
Deposit sizeY
Ore controlFault Fractures, Welded Breccia
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcocite, Cinnabar, Mercury, Stibnite
GangueCalcite, Chlorite, Marcasite, Pyrite, Quartz, Sericite, Zeolite
Geology
Host rockSlate
Associated rockRhyolite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Production years1943 - 1945(?)
Identification
Deposit ID10040078
MRDS IDM053102
Alternate namesKitami Reg No. 7197
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates43.8817, 143.61513
References
HORI, S., 1953 , "MERCURY DEPOSITS OF JAPAN," GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154 , P. 102HORI, S., 1953 , GEOL SUR JAP REPORT NO 154