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Halikoy Odemis Area

Producer in Izmir, Turkey with commodity Mercury
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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. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10208415
MAS/MILS ID 4890350010
Record type Site
Current site name Halikoy Odemis Area

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 28.17385, 38.08939 (WGS84)
Elevation 265
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Izmir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Izmir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Unknown
Marcasite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 28.17385, 38.08939
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 5M
    Length 100M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 910827

Comments on the geologic information

  • MINERALIZED ZONE ACTUALLY CONTAINS THREE DISTINCT VEINS WITH LENGTHS OF 70, 100 AND 120 METERS RESPECTIVELY INFORMATION IN GEOMETRY TABLE IS FOR 100 METER VEIN

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1942
Year of first production 1961

Mining district

District name Aydin

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank (Government Of Turkey)
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1984

Production statistics

  • Year 1967
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 39765 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 39765mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1968
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 40014 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 40014mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1969
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 47762 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 47762mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1970
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 46472 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 46472mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1971
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 48818 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 48818mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1972
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 50971 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 50971mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1973
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 44980 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 44980mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1974
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 42413 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 42413mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1975
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 41745 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 41745mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1976
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 34497 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 34497mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1977
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 26596 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 26596mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1978
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 24926 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 24926mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1979
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 23742 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 23742mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 20888 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 20888mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1981
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 35101 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 35101mt 0wt-pct
  • Year 1982
    Description Ore Contains .36 Pct Hg By Weight 43300 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Mercury Mercury 43300mt 0wt-pct

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1980
    Total resources 1030000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Mercury Hg 0.25 wt-pct Mercury Major 1980

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method TOP SLICING 10-70
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Mine Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    Number of Shafts 1
    Number of Inclines 2
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    2nd Condition of Workings PART ACCESSIBLE
    3rd Condition of Workings SEALED
    Capacity 176
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 25.36
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1983

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BARNES, J.W. AND E.H. BAILEY. TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY MINES

  • Deposit

    TODAY AND HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO. WORLD

  • Deposit

    MINING, APRIL 1972, V. 25, NO. 4, PP. 49-55.

  • Deposit

    ERSECEN, N. KNOWN IMPORTANT MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    APRIL 1980, P. 6.

  • Deposit

    GUNEY, M. MINING IN TURKEY. MINING MAGAZINE, SEPT. 1969,

  • Deposit

    V. 121, NO. 3, PP. 164-169.

  • Deposit

    YILDIZI, M., AND E.H. BAILEY. MINERAL DEPOSITS IN TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    USGS BULL. 1456, 1978, PP. 15-21.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MILS COMMENT: IZMIRI 1:250K QUAD MAP IS SERIES K502 SHEET NJ 35-7 EDITION 1-AMS(ARMY MAP SERVICE). IT IS LIKELY THAT MAS LISTING 4890350001 (HALIKOY MERCURY DEPOSIT) IS A DUPLICATE OF THIS DEPOSIT. ACCORDINGLY, THE OLD LISTING HAS BEEN DELETED FROM THE DATABASE AND ITS MAS REPORT INCLUDED IN THE FILE FOLDER 4890350010 FOR THE HALIKOY (OZDEMIS AREA) DEPOSIT.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1991 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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