Mine detail: Hanaoka Pb - Zn Mines

Previously called 'Matsumine'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.29847, 140.56528

Resource(M)

Primary: Zinc, Copper, Lead
Secondary: Sulfur-Pyrite, Silver, Gold
Ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
Gangue: Barite, Gypsum, Quartz
Orebody form: IRREGULAR OR LENTICULAR CONCORDANT
Discovery year: 1868

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1868

Geology

Host type:Tuff
Associated rock:Hanaoka Formation Tuff, Lapilli Tuff, Tuff Breccia;Other Green Tuff Horizons
Associated type:Tuff
Structure:Hokuroko Basin, Hanaoka Kuroko Belt, Tsutsumizawa Fault

References

MRDSW018906
DEP10073092
Reference{Deposit:: LAMBERT, 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 - 1236}{Deposit:: TOSHIYA, I., TAKAHASHI, T., YOSHIZO, Y., 1974, SUBMARINE VOLCANIC - SEDIMENTARY FEATURES IN THE MATSUMINE KUROKO DEPOSITS, HANAOKA MINE JAPAN; JAP. SOC MINING GEOLOGISTS SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 115 - 130}{Deposit:: OGURA, YOSHI, 1972, GEOLOGY AND KUROKO ORE DEPOSIT OF THE HANAOKA - MATSUMINE MINE, NORTHERN JAPAN; INT. GEOL. CONG., 24TH , PROC. SECT 4, P. 318 - 325}{Deposit:: TAKAHASHI, T., SUGA, K., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE HANAOKA KUROKO BELT, AKITA PREFECTURE; JAP. SOC. MINING GEOLOGISTS SPECIAL ISSUE NO. 6 P. 101 - 113.}{Production:: SKINNERS MINING INTL. YBK. 1975, P. 213. TAKAMASHI, T., SUGA, K., 1974, JAP. SOC. MINING GEOL. SPEC. 155. 6 P. 101}{Reserve-Resource:: LAMBERT, I. B., SATO T., 1974, ECON. GEOL. V 69 P. 1216}
ReporterSchruben, Paul G.