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Begendikler

Past Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Boron-Borates
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Mineral occurrence model information
  8. Host and associated rocks
  9. Nearby scientific data
  10. Ore body information
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023402
MRDS ID I000303
Record type Site
Current site name Begendikler
Alternate or previous names Beyendikler

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.22112, 39.48901 (WGS84)
Relative position DEPOSIT IS APPROXIMATELY 0.3 KM NE OF BEGENDIKLER.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Bentonite Gangue
Clay Gangue

Mineral occurrence model information

Model code 260
USGS model code 35b.3
Deposit model name Lacustrine borates

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Glassy Rock > Obsidian
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene
  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.22112, 39.48901
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 13 UNSPECIFIED DIR
    Thickness 1.75M

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bigadic - Iskelekoy Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Turk Boraks Madencilik A.S.
    First year 1965

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 120000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 27.9 wt-pct Boron Major 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-FEB-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-APR-1994 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

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