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Yarimca-Izmit Phosphoric Acid Plant

Plant in Kocaeli, Turkey with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
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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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182383
MAS/MILS ID 4890368803
Record type Site
Current site name Yarimca-Izmit Phosphoric Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 29.91839, 40.78195 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kocaeli(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Kocaeli

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 29.91839, 40.78195
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1974
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gubre Fabrikalari
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1987
    First year 1987
    Last year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • TARIM KREDI KOOP HAS ACQUIRED A MAJORITY STAKE IN GUBRE FFABRIKALARI. IT NOW OWNS 95 % OF THE COMPANY. COST OF PURCHASE IN 1993 WAS TL100 BN (US&10M).

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Production Of Np/Npk 500000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 500000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Production Of Tsp 185000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 185000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PLANT ALSO PRODUCES 185000 MT/YR OF TSP AND 500000MT OF NP/NPK.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 186, P. 9 (JULY-AUG. 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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

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