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Bilfer Malatya Operations

Producer in Malatya, Turkey with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158396
MAS/MILS ID 4890440001
Record type Site
Current site name Bilfer Malatya Operations
Alternate or previous names Bilgin, Bicir, Kuluncak

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 37.60151, 38.76533 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Malatya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Malatya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 37.60151, 38.76533
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Gravity

Comments on the production information

  • SMALL PRODUCER. PRODUCTION REPORTED AT 20KT IN 1986 FROM TWO PITS.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CO.HAS TWO MAIN MINING AREAS IN MALATYA PROVINCE : LARGEST IS THE BICIR-KULUNCAK MINE NEAR AYVALI, ABOUT 100 KM N OF CITY OF MARAS. COORDINATES ARE OF AYVALI. ALSO HAVE A MINE AT KARADERE IN MALATYA PROV. NEW MILL AT KULUNCAK HAS FULL CAPACITY FOR 50,000-60,000 MTPY (ORE ? PRODUCTS ?)
  • AS OF 1988: 150,000 MT PROBABLE.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MINING MAG 9-76 V133 N09 P245

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERALS AVAILABILITY (MAS) DATABASE

  • Deposit

    NOV, 1995.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIRECTORY. ED. J. GRIFFITHS, 2ND ED.1991

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-NOV-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.

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