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Found Here
Mining history
- Status
- Past Producer
- Operation type
- Underground
Records and references
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OFMINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING OPERATIONS. JAPAN. MCGRAW-HILL, INC., NEW YORK, 1978, P. 305. MINING MAGAZINE. TABLE B - 1021 MINES ACCOUNTING FOR 90PER CENT OF ALL OUTPUT OTHER THAN COAL. V. 127, NO. 3,1972, P. 30. SATO, KAZUO. UNILATERAL ISOTOPIC VARIATION OF MIOCENE ORELEADS FROM JAPAN. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 70, 1975, PP. 800-805. IKI, SHOJI. KUROKO BRINGS REVIVAL TO JAPAN'S DOMESTICMINING. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1967, PP. 12-14. OBARA, K., OHTAGAKI, T., AND H. TAKAHASHI. GEOLOGY OF THEHANAWA MINE, AKITA PREFECTURE. GEOLOGY OF KUROKO DE-POSITS, 1974, PP. 157-168. WORLD MINING. JAPAN'S KUROKO BOOM. APRIL 1967, P. 11. LAMBERT, I. B., AND T. SATO. THE KUROKO AND ASSOCIATED OREDEPOSITS OF JAPAN: A REVIEW OF THEIR FEATURES AND METAL-LOGENESIS. ECONOMIC GEOLOGY, V. 69, 1974, PP. 1215-1236.
Data: USGS Mineral Resources Data System, record 10257201 — view the source record
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Location on Map
Coordinates: 40.21517, 140.76530
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Recommended Gear
Estwing E3-22P Rock Pick
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Rocks and Minerals
The classic pocket reference for identifying over 600 rocks and minerals in North America.
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