| Deposit ID | 10182304 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890350002 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Karaburun-Izmir |
| Alternate or previous names | Kalecik Mine |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 26.49609, 38.61849 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 450 |
| Location accuracy | 500(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Izmir(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Izmir |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Cinnabar | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 26.49609, 38.61849 |
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Past Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Year of first production | 1902 |
| District name | Izmir |
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| Type of mineral rights | Fee Ownership |
|---|
| Ownership category | Private |
|---|
| Type | Unknown |
|---|---|
| Owner | Osman Tasciogon Estate |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890350002 |
BARNES, J.W. AND E.H. BAILEY. TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY MINES
TODAY AND HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO. WORLD
MINING, APRIL 1972, V. 25, NO. 4, PP. 49-55.
ERSECEN, N. KNOWN IMPORTANT MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.
MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY.
APRIL 1980, P. 6.
GUNEY, M. MINING IN TURKEY. MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1969,
V. 121, NO. 3, PP. 164-169.
SOZENI, A. GEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ON THE GENESIS OF THE
CINNABAR DEPOSIT OF KALICEK/KARABARUN (TURKEY). TIME-
AND STRATA-BOUND ORE DEPOSITS. 1977, PP. 205-219.
YILDIZI, M., AND E.H. BAILEY. MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TURKEY.
USGS BULL. 1456, 1978, PP. 15-21.
WYLLIE, ROBERT J.M. 'TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY MINE TODAY AND
HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO - ETIBANK NOW OPERATES
UNDERGROUND AND OPEN PIT MINES AND FURNACES HG ORE
IN ROTARY KILNS. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1972, PP. 48-52.
'MERCURY EXPANSION IN TURKEY' MINING JOURNAL, AUGUST 2, 1968
P. 83.
'TURKEY IS GEARING UP TO BECOME A MAJOR MERCURY PRODUCER BY
1970' ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOVEMBER 1968
P. 118.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BASE DATA SUPPLIED BY PINCOCK, ALLEN, & HOLT, UNDER BUMINES CONTRACT JO225022, AS OF JANUARY 1982. DATA VERIFIED, AND RESERVES AND COSTS UPDATED TO JAN. 1984, BY MAFO PERSONNEL. MILS COMMENT: URLA 1:250,000 IS SERIES K502 SHEET NJ 35-6, EDITION 1-AMS(ARMY MAP SERVICE). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-1991 | Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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