Description
Mitsubishi Metal Co.
Commodities
PrimaryCopper, Zinc, Lead, Sulfur
SecondarySilver, Gold, Cadmium
Commodity typeB
Deposit
Deposit sizeM
Orebody formFUNNEL - SHAPED, BED OR MASSIVE
Ore controlAssociated With Rhyolitic Lava Domes
Materials
Ore mineralsBarite, Chalcopyrite, Electrum, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
GangueBornite, Gypsum, Quartz, Sericite
Geology
Host rockRhyolite
Associated rockTuff · Nishikurosawan Stage Volcanics, Pyroclastics;Other Green Tuff Horizons
StructureHokuroku Basin
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1959
Identification
Deposit ID10073090
MRDS IDW018904
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates40.39847, 140.71527
References
TANAKA, T., ET AL, 1974, GEOLOGY OF THE FURUTOBE MINE, AKITA PREFECTURE; JAP. SOC. MINING GEOL., MINING GEOL. SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 67 - 78LAMBERT, I. B., SATO, T., 1974, THE KUROKO AND ASSOCIATED ORE DEPOSITS OF JAPAN: A REVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND METALLOGENESIS; ECON. GEOL. V 69 P. 1215 - 12361959 DIREXPL MITSUBISHI - YUNOSAWA DEP. FOUNTANAKA, T. ET AL, 1974, GEOL. OF FURUTOBE P. 67WORLD MINING 6-25-76 P. 126. LAMBERT, I. B., SATO, T., 1974, KUROKO DEP. P. 1216