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Keciborlu Mines

Plant in Isparta, Turkey with commodities Silica, Sulfur
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Land status
  12. Ownership information
  13. Production statistics
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207246
MAS/MILS ID 4890330007
Record type Site
Current site name Keciborlu Mines
Alternate or previous names Keciborlu Mines Sulfur Deposit, Keciborlu Kukurt Isletmesi, Kukurtdere Sulfur Valley Mine, Degirmendere Mill Valley Mine, Kumbudere Sandy Valley Mine, Kayrek Mine, Eriklideri Mine

Comments on the site names

  • RECORD 01 IS THE TURKISH NAME FOR THIS PROPERTY, "KECIBORLU SULFUR OPERATION". RECORDS 02, 03 ARE THE CURRENT ACTIVE MINES OF THIS OPERATION. RECORDS 04 TO 06 ARE OTHER DEPOSITS OF THIS OPERATION.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 30.30162, 37.94876 (WGS84)
Elevation 750
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Isparta(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Isparta

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Silica Primary
Sulfur Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Gypsum Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sulfur Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 30.30162, 37.94876
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N90S
    Dip 00E
    Length 10000M
    Width 200M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #3 OTHER
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Strike And Dip N90S:00E
    Date of Last Modification 910502

Comments on the geologic information

  • SULFUR MINERALIZATION IS RESTRICTED TO A SOFT, HIGHLY ALTERED AND DECOMPOSED RAYOLITE DIKE. THE DEPOSITS OCCUR AS A SUBLIMATE FROM SULFUR-RICH VOLCANIC GASES IN THE FORM AS VEINLETS AND IRREGULAR NODULES OF VARYING SIZES. THE DIKE HAS UNKNOWN DEPTH (MINERALIZATION DEPTH UNKNOWN), AND HAS INTRUDED UP-THRUSTED BLOCKS OF TRIASSIC AND JURASSIC LIMESTONES AND EOCENE SEDIMENTARY ROCKS (CLAY/MUD STONES, SANDSTONES, MARLS, CONGLOMERATES, GRAYWACKES, AND SHALES). ALSO KNOWN AS FLYSCH FACIES. SEE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR MORE DETAILS.
  • LIMITED DETAIL ON THE MINERAL ASSEMBLAGE. SEE THE BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Plant
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Plant type Beneficiation (Mill)
Milling method Flotation

Comments on exploration

  • DETAIL ON THE EXPLORATION OF THESE DEPOSITS IS UNKNOWN.

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Minerals Only

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank General (Turkish Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 50132 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 50132mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1967
    Description Native Sulfur Production 21283 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 21283mt
  • Year 1968
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 56016 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 56016mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Description Ditto 22651 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 22651mt
  • Year 1969
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 65533 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 65533mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1969
    Description Native Sulfur Production 26421 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 26421mt
  • Year 1970
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 63211 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 63211mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Description Ditto 26760 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 26760mt
  • Year 1971
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 80186 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 80186mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Description Native Sulfur Production 23650 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 23650mt
  • Year 1972
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 65996 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 65996mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Description Ditto 21583 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 21583mt
  • Year 1973
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 66171 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 66171mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Description Ditto 19934 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 19934mt
  • Year 1974
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 66279 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 66279mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Description Native Sulfur Production 22714 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 22714mt
  • Year 1975
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 53239 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 53239mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Description Ditto 21645 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 21645mt
  • Year 1976
    Description Ditto 22668 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 22668mt
  • Year 1977
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 74682 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 74682mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Native Sulfur Production 20016 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 20016mt
  • Year 1978
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 70409 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 70409mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Ditto 19996 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 19996mt
  • Year 1979
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 64771 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 64771mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Ditto 20882 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 20882mt
  • Year 1980
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 71602 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 71602mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description Native Sulfur Production 22906 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 22906mt
  • Year 1981
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 94750 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 94750mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Ditto 28551 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 28551mt
  • Year 1982
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 101882 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 101882mt 48wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description Native Sufur Production 31335 Mtpy
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 31335mt
  • Year 1985
    Description Low Grade Ore Production; Kukurtdere 15000 Mtpy
  • Year 1985
    Description High Grade Ore Production; Degirmendere 30000 Mtpy
  • Year 1985
    Description Low Grade Ore Production; Degirmendere 30000 Mtpy
  • Year 1994
    Description Native Sulfur Production, Last Etd Year 25193 Mtpy (Sulfur)
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Sulfur Sulfur 25193mt
  • Year 1994
    Description Last Year Of 1984 Etd Production 90591 Mt Ore Py
  • Year 1997
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Estimated Feed Grade Ore Is 47.6% S 63139 Dry Wt Mtpy Ore Mined
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Sulfur Sulfur 63139mt 48wt-pct

Comments on the production information

  • YIELD DATA TABLE DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FILTER CAKE, WHICH IS 54% S. THIS CAKE IS SOLD AS FEED STOCK TO A SULFURIC ACID PLANT, AT THE TURKISH STEEL WORKS IN KARABUK. RECOVERY AND GRADE OF THE QUARTZITE IS NOT KNOWN.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • PUBLISHED RESOURCE TONNAGE ONLY. NO GRADE DATA WAS GIVEN.
  • Q-MATRIX 1 COLUM 1; THE ESTIMATED INSITU RESOURCES FOR THE 1984 PROPERTY EVALUATION AND ETD. THE SIO2 (QUARTZITE) GRADE IS UNKNOWN. THESE ARE THE RESOURCE ESTIMATES FOR THE THREE KECIBORLU MINES; DEGIRMENDERE, QM 1 COL 3; KUNBUDERE, QM 1 COL 4; KUKURTDERE, QM1 COL 5: THE SULFUR GRADES ARE UNKNOWN. Q-MATRIX 2 COLUMN 1, THE HIGH-GRADE SULFUR ORE AT THE THREE DEPOSITS (MINES). Q-MATRIX 2 COLUMN 3, THE LOW-GRADE SULFUR ORE AT THE THREE DEPOSITS (MINES).
  • THIS OPERATION CONSISTS OF THREE (3) ORE BODIES: KUKURTERE;----- INACTIVE; KUMLUDERE;--SURFACE/UNDERGROUND; AND DEGIRMENDERE;---- UNDERGROUND: THE CONCENTRATOR COMBINES BOTH FLOTATION AND DIRECT MELTING TO THE ORE TO PRODUCE ELEMENTAL SULFUR. THE HAS NOT BEEN EVALUATED IN ITS PRESENT FORM.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore SAND, GRAVEL
    Capacity 53
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method HORIZ CUT & FILL W/WASTE ROCK 10-60
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock NONCOHERENT WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 385
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1983

Comments on other economic factors

  • UNDERGROUND DATA TABLE: COMBINED DESCRIPTION OF THE UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS AT THE DEGIRMENDERE AND KUMBUDERE (KUMLUDERE) MINES OF THE KECIBORLU MINES OPERATION. ESTIMATED ORE PRODUCTION IS 127,220 MTPY; HIGH GRADE ORE ORE AT 34,680 MTPY, LOW GRADE ORE AT 92,540 MTPY. OVER ALL MINE (SURFACE + UNDERGROUND) DILUTION AND RECOVERY IS ESTIMATED AT 9.5% AND 90%, RESPECTIVELY.

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE KECIBORLU MINES ARE ACTUALY TWO DEPOSITS, THE KUKURTDERE AND DEGIRMENDERE DEPOSITS. THE KUKURTDERE IS AN OPEN PIT OPERATION AND THE DEGIRMENDERE IS AN UNDERGROUND OPERATION TWO TYPES OF BENEFICIATION ARE USED. HIGH GRADE ORE IS DIRECTLY SMELTED TO ELEMENTEL SULFUR, THE LOWER GRADE ORE IS SENT THROUGH FLOTATION. BOTH PLANTS ARE NEAR THE MINE SITE. INFORMATION FOR THIS DATA BASE TAKEN FROM THE FOREIGN SULFUR PROFILE REPORT OF KECIBORLU SULFUR DEPOSIT PREPARED BY JACOBS ENG. GROUP FOR US BUMINES CONTRACT J0225020, OCTOBER 1982.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-96 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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