Miyagi
Producer

Hosokura Zn - Pb - Pyrite Mine

Miyagi, Japan
ZincLeadSilverCopperCadmium
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead, Silver
SecondaryCopper, Cadmium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeL
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formVEIN
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GangueQuartz
Geology
Host rockClastic Sedimentary Rock,Rhyolite,Andesite · Neogene Sediments
Associated rockRhyolite,Andesite
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1898
Identification
Deposit ID10073093
MRDS IDW018907
RegionAS
Data scoreB
Coordinates38.83187, 140.8653
References
SATO, M., ET AL, 1960, GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF JAPAN, 2ND ED.; JAP. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY P. 182UNITED NATIONS, 1953, DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST; UNITED NATIONS MINERAL RESOURCES DEVEL. SERIES, NO. 2 P. 332E/MJ INTL. DIRECTORY 1975. WORLD MINING 6-25-76 P. 126