| Deposit ID | 10182692 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890000003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Seyhsaban-Kastamonu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.78494, 41.36548 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country |
|---|
| Turkey |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| (1) | 33.78494, 41.36548 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 50000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 70000mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890000003 |
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 RO-
TARY KILNS. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1972, P. 48, 50, 52, 54.
BARNES, J. W., AND E. H. BAILEY. TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY
MINE TODAY AND HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO. GEOLO-
GISTS DISCOVER ANCIENT RETORT--EVIDENCE POINTS TO WORLD'S
OLDEST UNDERGROUND MINE. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1972, P. 49,
51, 53, 55.
MINING JOURNAL. MERCURY EXPANSION IN TURKEY. AUGUST 2,
1968, P. 83.
ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL. TURKEY IS GEARING UP TO BE-
COME A MAJOR MERCURY PRODUCER BY 1970. NOVEMBER 1968, P.
118.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 21-OCT-1983 | Reed / Ewu, Chiang | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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