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Seydisehir

Producer in Konya, Turkey with commodity Aluminum
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10134343
MAS/MILS ID 4890420003
Record type Site
Current site name Seydisehir
Alternate or previous names Mortas Milas, Dogankuzu

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.00159, 37.49876 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Konya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Konya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown
Boehmite Unknown
Diaspore Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.00159, 37.49876
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N99W
    Dip 25S
    Length 765M
    Width 515M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 LATERITE
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N99W:25S
    Date of Last Modification 830712

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Year of first production 1975
Milling method Sizing

Mining district

District name Seydisehir

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Etibank
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1981
  • Type Operator
    Owner Seydisehir Boksit Isletmesi
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1975
    Description Raw Bauxite 450000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 450000mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Raw Bauxite 450000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 450000mt
  • Year 1977
    Description Raw Bauxite 450000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 450000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Raw Bauxite 302000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 302000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Raw Bauxite 234000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 234000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Raw Bauxite 423000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 423000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Raw Bauxite 445000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 445000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Raw Bauxite 379000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 379000mt
  • Year 1983
    Description Raw Bauxite 221000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 221000mt
  • Year 1984
    Description Raw Bauxite 60000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 60000mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Raw Bauxite 163000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 163000mt
  • Year 1986
    Description Raw Bauxite 229000 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Aluminum Aluminum 229000mt

Comments on the production information

  • NO INFORMATION ON MILL OPERATING SCHEDULE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1991
    Indicated 78000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 78000000mt ore
    Total resources 78000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Aluminum Al2O3 56.5 wt-pct Aluminum Major 1991

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • INCLUDES DEGAN KUZU AND MORTAS SEYDISEHIR.
  • QUANTITIES AT 90 AND 75 PCT PROBABILITY LEVELS REFLECT RECOVERABLE, METALLURGICAL GRADE ORE ONLY; TONNAGES AT 50, 25, AND 10 PCT LEVELS INCLUDE DIASPORE AND BAUXITE ORES.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 10
    Max. Pit Slope (degrees) 75
    Capacity 5000
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 15.05
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 180
    Year of Information 1976
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Comments on other economic factors

  • BOTH THE MORTAS AND DOGANKUZU MINES ARE BEING OPERATED BY OPEN PIT METHODS-MORE ECONOMICAL THAN UNDERGROUND MINING.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    AME MINERAL ECONOMICS WORLD CAPACITY HANDBOOK, 1990-2000

  • Reserve-Resource

    1991.

  • Deposit

    76 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1973 PG.48

  • Deposit

    76 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    76 USBM MINERAL TRADE NOTES JUNE 1965 PG.5-12

  • Deposit

    76 RYAN, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF TURKEY PG.178-

  • Deposit

    ATABEY, M.E., MINERALOGY, CHEMISTRY, AND ORIGIN OF THE

  • Deposit

    MORTAS BAUXITE DEPOSIT, SEYDISEHIR, KONYA, TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    BLUMENTHAL, M., ND GOKSU, E., DIE BAUXIT-VORKOMMEN DER BERGE

  • Deposit

    UM AKSEKI ERORTERUNGEN UBER IHRE GEOLOGISCHE POSITION,

  • Deposit

    AUSMASSE UND GENESE. ANKARA MINERAL RESEARCH AND EX-

  • Deposit

    PLORATION INSTITUTE, SERIES B, 1949, NO. 14.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1977.

  • Deposit

    ETIBANK FINANCIAL REPORT, ANKARA, TURKEY, 1980.

  • Deposit

    ETIBANK REPORT, SEYDISEHIR BOKSIT YATAKLARI (SEYDISEHIR

  • Deposit

    BAUXITE DEPOSITS) ANKARA,TURKEY, 1975.

  • Deposit

    ETIBANK REPORT, ETIBANK MADEN ISLETMELERI (ETIBANK MINING

  • Deposit

    OPERATION), ANKARA, TURKEY, 1979.

  • Deposit

    GOKSU, E., AKSEKI BOKSIT YATAKLARININ JEOLOJI, JENEZ VE

  • Deposit

    MADEN BAKIMINDAN ETUDU, TURKIYE JEOL. KUR. BULT. IV

  • Deposit

    1953, 2, 79/140.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING/METALS REVIEW, 1910.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 1979.

  • Deposit

    PRIVATE COMMUNICATION, MINE ENGINEERING DIVISION, ANKARA,

  • Deposit

    TURKEY, 1981

  • Deposit

    UNITED STATES BUREAU OF MINES, MISCELLANEOUS NOTES, 1976.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit DIMENSIONS OF ORE BODY ARE AVERAGED BETWEEN THE TWO DEPOSITS OF DOGANKUZU AND MORTAS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Wilburn, David R. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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