| Deposit ID | 10182814 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890430008 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Kirka |
| Geographic coordinates: | 30.55164, 39.282 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Kutahya(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Kutahya |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Boron-Borates | Tertiary |
| (1) | 30.55164, 39.282 |
|---|
| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Non-metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890430008 |
GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY. THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION
SOCIETY OF LIBYA. ED. BY A. S. CAMPBELL 1971,PP. 483-492.
TURKISH BORATES. SCOTT, 28PP.
H.G. VAN OSS. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF
TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1994. 14PP.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERALS AVAILABILITY (MAS) DATABASE
NOV, 1995.
NECDET ERSECEN. KNOWN ORE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.
TURKISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1989 8PP.
S. ANAC. ETIBANK'S IN THE PRODUCTION OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS
IN TURKEY. PRESENTED AT INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CONF.,
ISTANBUL, SEPT. 20-22, 1987.
INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIRECTORY. ED.J. GRIFFITHS, 2ND ED.,1991
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1995.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | BORATE 10-20M IN BELOW LINESTONE IN MARLS. ORE ZONE 35M THICK IDENTIFIED. 1987 RESERVES: 520KT @ 25-29% B2O3. CAPACITY 815KT BORAX (TINCAL)/YR. DEPOSIT USES OPEN PIT MINING. PLANT BUILT 1972, EXPANDED 1985. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 28-OCT-1996 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.