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Dikili

Prospect in Izmir, Turkey with commodities Gold, Silver
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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. Ownership information
  9. Production statistics
  10. Reserves and resources
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10191386
MAS/MILS ID 4890350003
Record type Site
Current site name Dikili
Alternate or previous names Ovacik

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 37.08486, 40.34857 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Izmir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Izmir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary
Silver Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 37.08486, 40.34857
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Acm Gold Ltd.
    Interest 66.7
    Home office Australia
    Year 1991
  • Type Owner
    Owner Metall Mining
    Interest 33.3
    Home office Germany Fr
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1994
    Description Gold Production 100000 Ounces Per Year (Proj.).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Gold Gold 3110348.1g
  • Year 1994
    Description Silver Production 100000 Ounces Per Year (Proj.).
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Trace Silver Silver 3110348.1g

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1993
    Indicated 1200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 11.4 g/mt Gold Major 1993

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • FEAS. STUDY COMPLETED IN 1991. GO-AHEAD DECISION EXPECTED END SEPT. 1991. IF YES, FIRST PROD.COULD OCCUR IN 1ST QTR. OF 1993. COORDINATES ARE OF CITY OF DIKILI, ON W COAST. WILL NOT BE ANALYZED FOR THE 1992 AU AVAIL.STUDY; HAS POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN FUTURE STUDIES.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Production

    SOUTHWESTERN PAY DIRT, P. 16A (SEPT. 1993).

  • Reserve-Resource

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL, P. 32-WW (OCT. 1993).

  • Deposit

    H.G. VAN OSS. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF

  • Deposit

    TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1993. PP. 79-95.

  • Deposit

    METAL MINING CORPORATION. ANNUAL REPORT 1993. P. 17.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL. JUNE 28, 1991, PP. 494-495.

  • Deposit

    U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERALS AVAILABILITY (MAS) DATABASE

  • Deposit

    NOV, 1995.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 1994 RES: 1.3MT @ 11.7G/T AU, 20G/T AG. EPITHERMAL QUARTZ/CALCITE VEINS IN ANDESITES. MINING PLANNED AT 300KT/YR TO PRODUCE 3100KG/YR DORE. MINING PERMITS RECEIVED IN LATE 1994. ADDITIONAL PERMITS NEEDED; OPPOSITION TO MINING EXPECTED.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 30-OCT-1996 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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