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Espey Killik

Producer in Turkey with commodity Boron-Borates
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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. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231227
MAS/MILS ID 4890640003
Record type Site
Current site name Espey Killik

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.25166, 39.34872 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.25166, 39.34872
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • ORE GRADE 40-75% COLEMANITE. TOTAL PRODUCTION 475KT. ORE 3M THICK IN BENTONITE. WORKINGS CONSIT OF 9 ADITS EACH 200M LONG. TRANSPORTED 35KM TRUCK, RAILED TO DERINCE & BANDIRMA. PRODUCED 76KT @ 43% B2O3 1958-60. MTA RES: (1986): 250MT @ 40% B2O3. 1987 RESERVES REPORTED UNDER EMET REGION.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY. THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION

  • Deposit

    SOCIETY OF LIBYA. ED. BY A.S. CAMPBELL. 1971, PP.483-492.

  • Deposit

    TURKISH BORATES. SCOTT, 28PP.

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1994. 14PP.

  • Deposit

    NECDET ERSECEN. KNOWN ORE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    TURKISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1989, 8PP.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 31-OCT-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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