Sayama Mine
Ani-Kayakusa, Kita-Akita city, Akita pref., Japan
Occurrence
Moderate-T hydrothermal deposit
Moderate temperature hydrothermal deposit in the early Miocene (22 - 20 Ma) Omata Formation.
Reported Minerals
- Chalcopyrite
- Galena
- Pyrite
- Sphalerite
- Calcite
Mineral Assemblages
- Quartz(Gangue) - Chalcopyrite - Galena - Pyrite
History
- Year of discovery is unknown.
- 1955: Dowa mining corporation bought the mine.
- 1958: The concentrator was built.
- 1964: The mine was closed.
Localities
- Kisan-mori Mine (Cu-Pb-Zn)
- Mikawa Mine (Cu-Pb-Zn, Siderite)
- Takami Mine (Cu-Pb-Zn)
- Gunma Mine (Cu-Pb-Zn)
- Yunosawa Mine (Pb-Zn)
- Okuto Mine (Pb-Zn)
- Arakawa Mine (Cu-Zn)
- Osarizawa Mine (Cu-Zn)
- Sayama Mine (Cu-Zn)
- Washinosu Mine (Cu-Zn)
- Yashu Mine (Cu)
- Takaneyama Mine (Cu-Zn-Mn)
- Kawazu Mine (Zn-Au-Te-Mn)
- Manju Mine (Zn)
- Mount Nesugata (Mn oxide)
- Ryushima Mine (Mn carbonate)