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Okuchi mine (Oguchi mine), Okuchi city, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu Region, Japan

Latitude: 32°4'57"N
Longitude: 130°37'0"E
A rich gold mine with recent epithermal veins whose exploitation was hindered by hot springs inside the mine. (1958 production: 557 Kg Au, 366 Kg Ag, at average grade 16.4g/t Au, 11g/t Ag - ref: Geological Survey of Japan, 1960)

References

- Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007): Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.

Mineral List

Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities
Acanthite
Aguilarite
Beidellite
Chalcopyrite
Cinnabar
Gold
var: Electrum

Hessite
Naumannite
Pyrargyrite
Pyrite
Quartz
Sphalerite
Stibnite
Tetrahedrite


15 entries listed. 13 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region

Japan
  • Kyushu Region
    • Kagoshima Prefecture

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Updated Mineral Entry: BykovaiteFrom Van King, 17th Feb 2012 19:50:20