Karakoca

Unknown in Kutahya, Turkey with commodities Copper, Lead, 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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182499
MAS/MILS ID 4890430001
Record type Site
Current site name Karakoca
Alternate or previous names Karakoca-Simav Deposit, Anadolu Madeni Dursunbey

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 28.93167, 39.24873 (WGS84)
Elevation 1100

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kutahya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Kutahya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 28.93167, 39.24873

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike S60E
    Dip 60W
    Thickness 1M
    Length 1000M
    Width 500M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 FISSURE VEIN
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FRACTURING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Strike And Dip S60E:60W
    Date of Last Modification 780615

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL CAVING 10-75
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNSUPPORTING MAY SLOUGH
    Mine Support Chars. STEEL W/LAGGING CONCRETE REINFOR
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND THE BASE METALS 1964 PG.1

  • Deposit

    75 SEMINAR ON FIELD TECHNIQUES FOR MINERAL INVEST. 1965 PG.1

  • Deposit

    75 U.S. GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES BOARD GAZATEER NO.46

  • Deposit

    75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE, DEC. 1973 PG.48

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.