Gifu
Producer

Kamioka - Tochibora Mine

Gifu, Japan
ZincLeadSilverCadmiumBismuth
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc
SecondaryLead, Silver
TertiaryCadmium, Bismuth
Commodity typeM
Deposit
WorkingsUnderground
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1874
Discovery year1589
Identification
Deposit ID10158788
Alternate namesShikama Concentrator, Tochibura Mine, Kamioka Mine, Maruyama
RegionAS
Data scoreC
Coordinates36.20863, 137.17876
References
AKIYAMA, S., GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE KAMIOKA MINE,CENTRAL JAPAN, INTERNAL PUBLICATION BY GEOLOGY AND RE-SEARCH SECTION, KAMIOKA, (UPDATED), 1981.ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS, MCGRAW-HILL,1980.METALS WEEK, SEPT. 21, 1981, P. 6.MINING JOURNAL, MAY 4, 1979.MINING JOURNAL, AUG. 21, 1981, P. 135.MITSUI MINING AND SMELTING CO. LTD., INTERNAL COMPANY PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES.NIGHTINGALE, W.G., ED., FINANCIAL TIMES MINING INTERNATIONALYEARBOOK, LONGMAN, LONDON, 1980.RAUSCH, D.O., ET AL, EDS., LEAD-ZINC UPDATE, TRACKLESS MIN-ING OPERATION AT KAMIOKA MINE, HIGASHI, N., ET AL, AIMM& P ENGINEERS, INC., N.Y., 1977.RAUSCH, D.O., ET AL, EDS., SEAD-ZINC UPDATE, AUTOMATIC CON-TROL OF LEAD-ZINC FLOTATION OPERATION AND INTEGRATEDRECYCLING OF WASTEWATER AT KAMIOKA CONCENTRATORS, ISHI-ZU, A., ET AL, AIMM & P ENGINEERS, INC., N.Y., 1977.TATSUMI, T., ED., VOLCANISM AND ORE GENESIS PYROMETASOMATICDEPOSITS IN JAPAN AND KOREA-KAMIOKA MINE, GIFU PREFEC-TURE, IMAI, H., ET AL, UNIV. OF TOKYO PRESS, TOKYO,1970PERSONAL COMMUNICATION WITH MITSUI PERSONNEL: KAMIOKA ANDTOKYO.MINING MAG 9-76 V133 NO9 P245.75 E/MJ DIRECTORY OF MINING