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Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japani
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Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1938.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1910.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1910.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
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Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1938.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
04624010014948085117915.jpg
Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1910.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
03670470014948085127620.jpg
Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1910.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
06526340014948085109157.jpg
Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1938.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
04624010014948085117915.jpg
Female labour at Sado Gold Mine, Japan, ca. 1910.

Sado mine, Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, Japan
Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 2' 15'' North , 138° 15' 39'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
38.03750,138.26111
GeoHash:
G#: xnf26hw8m
GRN:
N26E78
Type:
Mine
KΓΆppen climate type:
Cfa : Humid subtropical climate
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Ryōtsu-minato16,359 (2017)16.2km
Mindat Locality ID:
53677
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:53677:5
GUID (UUID V4):
33a00ff0-aac9-41da-b0b1-946cc646546c


Ancient gold-silver mine, worked intermittently from 1601 until 1974; it closed in 1989. It also worked a seaside placer deposit. Famous as a place political prisoners were sent to work during the Shogun era.
Low-sulfidation epithermal deposit. 15 Mt of ore were mined, yielding 2.51 Moz Au at an average grade of 5.2 g/t Au. In addition, over 74 Moz Ag were recovered at an average grade of 153 g/t Ag.

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Standard Detailed Gallery Strunz Chemical Elements

Commodity List

This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded at this locality.


Mineral List


26 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

β“˜ Acanthite
Formula: Ag2S
β“˜ Albite
Formula: Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Description: Flat spear shaped crystals from this mine reach at least 12 cm
β“˜ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
β“˜ Chalcopyrite
Formula: CuFeS2
β“˜ Chlorargyrite
Formula: AgCl
β“˜ 'Chlorite Group'
β“˜ Galena
Formula: PbS
β“˜ Gold
Formula: Au
β“˜ Gold var. Electrum
Formula: (Au,Ag)
β“˜ Gypsum
Formula: CaSO4 · 2H2O
β“˜ Hessite
Formula: Ag2Te
β“˜ Jalpaite
Formula: Ag3CuS2
β“˜ 'K Feldspar'
β“˜ 'K Feldspar var. Adularia'
Formula: KAlSi3O8
β“˜ Marcasite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Mckinstryite
Formula: Ag5-xCu3+xS4
β“˜ Miargyrite
Formula: AgSbS2
β“˜ Muscovite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Muscovite var. Sericite
Formula: KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜ Pearceite
Formula: [Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ Polybasite
Formula: [Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜ 'Polybasite-Tac'
β“˜ Proustite
Formula: Ag3AsS3
β“˜ Pyrargyrite
Formula: Ag3SbS3
β“˜ Pyrite
Formula: FeS2
β“˜ Quartz
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Amethyst
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Quartz var. Chalcedony
Formula: SiO2
β“˜ Rhodochrosite
Formula: MnCO3
β“˜ Silver
Formula: Ag
β“˜ Sphalerite
Formula: ZnS
β“˜ Stephanite
Formula: Ag5SbS4
β“˜ Stromeyerite
Formula: AgCuS
β“˜ 'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'
Formula: Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S

Gallery:

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
β“˜Gold1.AA.05Au
β“˜var. Electrum1.AA.05(Au,Ag)
β“˜Silver1.AA.05Ag
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
β“˜Acanthite2.BA.35Ag2S
β“˜Chalcopyrite2.CB.10aCuFeS2
β“˜Galena2.CD.10PbS
β“˜Hessite2.BA.60Ag2Te
β“˜Jalpaite2.BA.45Ag3CuS2
β“˜Marcasite2.EB.10aFeS2
β“˜Mckinstryite2.BA.40Ag5-xCu3+xS4
β“˜Miargyrite2.HA.10AgSbS2
β“˜Pearceite2.GB.15[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜Polybasite2.GB.15[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
β“˜'Polybasite-Tac'2.GB.
β“˜Proustite2.GA.05Ag3AsS3
β“˜Pyrargyrite2.GA.05Ag3SbS3
β“˜Pyrite2.EB.05aFeS2
β“˜Sphalerite2.CB.05aZnS
β“˜Stephanite2.GB.10Ag5SbS4
β“˜Stromeyerite2.BA.40AgCuS
β“˜'Tetrahedrite Subgroup'2.GB.05Cu6(Cu4C2+2)Sb4S12S
Group 3 - Halides
β“˜Chlorargyrite3.AA.15AgCl
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
β“˜Quartz4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Amethyst4.DA.05SiO2
β“˜var. Chalcedony4.DA.05SiO2
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
β“˜Calcite5.AB.05CaCO3
β“˜Rhodochrosite5.AB.05MnCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
β“˜Baryte7.AD.35BaSO4
β“˜Gypsum7.CD.40CaSO4 Β· 2H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
β“˜Albite9.FA.35Na(AlSi3O8)
β“˜Muscovite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
β“˜var. Sericite9.EC.15KAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Unclassified Minerals, Rocks, etc.
β“˜'Chlorite Group'-
β“˜'K Feldspar'-
β“˜'var. Adularia'-KAlSi3O8

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Hβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Hβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CCarbon
Cβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Cβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
OOxygen
Oβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Oβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Oβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Oβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Oβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Oβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
Oβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Oβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Oβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Oβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
NaSodium
Naβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
AlAluminium
Alβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Alβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Alβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Alβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SiSilicon
Siβ“˜ QuartzSiO2
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. ChalcedonySiO2
Siβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Siβ“˜ Quartz var. AmethystSiO2
Siβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Siβ“˜ AlbiteNa(AlSi3O8)
Siβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
SSulfur
Sβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Sβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Sβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
Sβ“˜ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Sβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
Sβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Sβ“˜ GalenaPbS
Sβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Sβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
Sβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
Sβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Sβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Sβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
ClChlorine
Clβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
KPotassium
Kβ“˜ K Feldspar var. AdulariaKAlSi3O8
Kβ“˜ Muscovite var. SericiteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
Kβ“˜ MuscoviteKAl2(AlSi3O10)(OH)2
CaCalcium
Caβ“˜ CalciteCaCO3
Caβ“˜ GypsumCaSO4 · 2H2O
MnManganese
Mnβ“˜ RhodochrositeMnCO3
FeIron
Feβ“˜ PyriteFeS2
Feβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Feβ“˜ MarcasiteFeS2
CuCopper
Cuβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Cuβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Cuβ“˜ ChalcopyriteCuFeS2
Cuβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Cuβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Cuβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
ZnZinc
Znβ“˜ SphaleriteZnS
AsArsenic
Asβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Asβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
AgSilver
Agβ“˜ AcanthiteAg2S
Agβ“˜ JalpaiteAg3CuS2
Agβ“˜ Pearceite[Ag6As2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
Agβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Agβ“˜ MckinstryiteAg5-xCu3+xS4
Agβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Agβ“˜ ProustiteAg3AsS3
Agβ“˜ ChlorargyriteAgCl
Agβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
Agβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Agβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
Agβ“˜ StromeyeriteAgCuS
Agβ“˜ SilverAg
SbAntimony
Sbβ“˜ PyrargyriteAg3SbS3
Sbβ“˜ Tetrahedrite SubgroupCu6(Cu4C22+)Sb4S12S
Sbβ“˜ MiargyriteAgSbS2
Sbβ“˜ Polybasite[Ag6Sb2S7][Ag9CuS4]
Sbβ“˜ StephaniteAg5SbS4
TeTellurium
Teβ“˜ HessiteAg2Te
BaBarium
Baβ“˜ BaryteBaSO4
AuGold
Auβ“˜ GoldAu
Auβ“˜ Gold var. Electrum(Au,Ag)
PbLead
Pbβ“˜ GalenaPbS

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References

Taguchi, Y., Oba, M., Kizawa, Y. (1974) Jalpaite and Mckinstryite from the Sado Mine, Niigata Prefecture. Journal of the Mineralogical Society of Japan: 11(6): 345-358.
Kamitani, M., Okumura, K., Teraoka, Y., Miyano, S., and Watanabe, Y. (2007) Mineral Resources Map of East Asia. Geological Survey of Japan.
en.wikipedia.org (n.d.) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sado_mine
Tharalson, E.R.; Monecke, T.; Reynolds, T.J.; Zeeck, L.; Pfaff, K.; Kelly, N.M. (2019) The Distribution of Precious Metals in High-Grade Banded Quartz Veins from Low-Sulfidation Epithermal Deposits: Constraints from Β΅XRF Mapping. Minerals: 9: 740.
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