| Deposit ID | 10182357 |
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| MAS/MILS ID | 4890180001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Uludag |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 29.16838, 40.04869 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 2200 |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Bursa(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Bursa |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Tungsten Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Apatite | Unknown |
| Bismuthinite | Unknown |
| Calcite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Fluorite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Hematite | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Molybdenite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Quartz | Unknown |
| Rutile | Unknown |
| Scheelite | Unknown |
| Sphalerite | Unknown |
| Wolframite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 29.16838, 40.04869 |
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| Strike | N45W | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 20S | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 20M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 240M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
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| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1950 |
| Mining method | Open Stope - Sublevel |
| Year of first production | 1971 |
| Milling method | Gravity |
| District name | Uludag |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
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| Owner | Etibank |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1975 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 106000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 125000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1982 | ||||||||||||||
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| Description | 250000 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1990 | ||||||||||||||
| Measured | 8545000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 4100000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12645000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12645000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890180001 |
ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES; THE ECONOMICS OF TUNGSTEN 6'TH
EDITION,1990. P 134.
75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 1966 P.38.
75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE OCTOBER 1971 P.60.
75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE JUNE 1971 PG.94.
75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1973 P.66.
75 ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL MAY AND JUNE 1974 BY KROME
75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1965
WORLD MINING, SEPT., 1980
OPERATING REPORT, 1980, ULUDAG WOLFRAM MINE, INTERNAL REPORT
COST ESTIMATES 1983 ETIBANK- CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, IN-
TERNAL REPORT.
PROGRESS REPORT AS OF END OF AUG., 1981, INTERNAL REPORT.
MADENLERIMIZ ETIBANK, 1981.
MINING JOURNAL, JUNE 13, 1980.
BALANCE SHEET, 1980, INTERNAL REPORT.
1980 ANNUAL REPORT.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ATTACHED SHEETS THE NATURE OF THE DEPOSIT MAKES IT AMENABLE TO BOTH OPEN PIT AND UNDERGROUND MINING. (ROSKILL INFO. 1990). SINCE THE START UP OF PRODUCTION, ULUDAG HAS NOT OPERATED AT ANYWHERE NEAR CAPACITY. PROBLEMS WITH EQUIPMENT AND INCLEMENT WEATHER HAVE SERVED TO HAMPER OPERATIONS. (ROSKILL INFO. 1990). |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 20-APR-1995 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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