Bolkaroag

Unknown in Nigde, Turkey with commodities Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10158460
MAS/MILS ID 4890520001
Record type Site
Current site name Bolkaroag

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 34.60154, 37.44873 (WGS84)
Elevation 1800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Nigde(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Nigde

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Silver Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gold Unknown
Jarosite Unknown
Silver Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 34.60154, 37.44873

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Type of Orebody #2 REPLACEMENT
    Primary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Ulukisla

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    76 RYAN, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    76 CENTO CONFERENCE ON MINERALS ANKARA TURKEY 1959

  • Deposit

    76 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1973 PG.48

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE HOST MINERAL FOR THE LEAD PRODUCT IS PLUMBOJARASITE 76 MINERALIZED ZONE DIMENSIONS WERE NOT AVAILABLE 76 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ATTACHED SHEETS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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