Mine detail: Toyoha Zn, Pb, Pyrite Mine

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Location: Hokkaido, Japan, Asia
Lat / long: 42.9817, 141.08187
dep_id: 10089348
mrds_id: W018914
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Zinc, Lead
Trace mineral: Sulfur-Pyrite, Copper
Operation type: Unknown
Production size: Large ammount of material produced
Development status: Producer
ore: Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite
gangue: Ankerite, Calcite, Chlorite, Dolomite, Quartz, Rhodochrosite
orebody_fm: VEINS
ore_ctrl: Joint Control
Reporter: Schruben, Paul G.
hrock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
arock_unit: Nagato Formation Tuff, Tuff Breccia
arock_type: Tuff,Volcanic Breccia (Agglomerate)
Structure: Green Tuff Region
References:
  • Deposit:: UNITED NATIONS, 1953, DEVELOPMENT OF MINERAL RESOURCES IN ASIA AND THE FAR EAST; UNITED NATIONS MINERAL RESOURCES DEVEL. SERIES, NO. 2 P. 332
  • Deposit:: SHIKAZONO, N., 1975, MINERALIZATION AND CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT OF THE TOYOHA LEAD - ZINC VEIN TYPE DEPOSITS, HOKKAIDO, JAPAN; ECON. GEOL. V. 70 P. 694 - 705
  • Production:: SHIKAZONO, N., 1975, ECON. GEOL. V. 70 P. 694
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