Commodities
SecondaryCopper
TertiaryMercury, Zinc
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Ore control"B" Fault Zone, Quartz And/Or Calcite Veins Along Fractures
Materials
Ore mineralsBornite, Chalcocite, Cinnabar, Covellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
GangueClay, Quartz
Geology
Host rockAmphibole Schist
Associated rockSerpentinite
StructureHomoclinal Fold Normal Faults Ne-Sw, Dip Nw
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10098433
MRDS IDM053022
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates33.8154, 133.46554
References
SHIMADA, METAL 1967 , "ON THE CINNABAR FROM SHIRATAKI MINE, KOCHI PREFECTURE, JAPAN", MINING GEOLOGY VOL. 17 NO. 81 PP. 1 - 17