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(142.401E
42.776N) Located in a mountain valley on the island of Hokkaido, the Hidaka mining district had significant
deposits of chromium (51,000 tons
a year),
nickel (about 1050 tons a year), and
manganese (about 94,000 tons per
year), and
the town was Japan’s major producer
of ferromanganese
for steel production. The mines also produced gold, which had first been discovered in 1917. The deposits are found in an ophiolite gabbro.
References
Mindat.org (accessed 2014-6-5)
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