Yanahara

Overview

Massive pyritic orebody rimmed by pyrrhotite or magnetite. Besshi-type. Yanahara Honkosyo 1700 m x 450 m x 100 m, Shimoyanahara 200 m x 80 m, Hisagi-Kyu-Hisagi 1000 m x 100 m, Hidashiro 500 m x 100 m, eastern deposits 1500 m x 300 m.

Geological Context

Tectonic Setting: Pelite-mafic in mature oceanic backarc

Resources & Operations

Operator: 0

Production Start: 1884

Data Provenance

Source: USGS MRDS