Iskunderum Phosphoric Acid Plant

Plant in Turkey with commodity Phosphorus-Phosphates
Sections on this page
  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. Mineral rights holdings
  9. Land status
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255969
MAS/MILS ID 4890088804
Record type Site
Current site name Iskunderum Phosphoric Acid Plant

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 36.1665, 36.58045 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 36.1665, 36.58045

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1976
Plant type Acid Plant
Plant subcategory Hydromet

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Private Lease

Land status

Ownership category Private

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Gubre Fabrikalari
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1987
    First year 1987
    Last year 1994

Comments on the ownership information

  • MAJORITY HOLDINGS OF GUBRE FABRIKALARI WAS PURCHASED BY TARIM KREDI KOOP, THEY NOW OWN A 95% SHARE OF THE COMPANY. COST OF THE 1993 PURCHASE WAS TL100 BN (US$10M).

Production statistics

  • Year 1993
    Description Production Of Tsp 185000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 185000mt
  • Year 1993
    Description Production Of Phosphoric Acid 75000 Metric Tons Per Year.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Phosphorus-Phosphates Phosphorus 75000mt

Comments on the production information

  • THIS PLANT ALSO PRODUCES 185000 MT/YR OF TSP.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL FERTILIZER INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION. PHOSPHORIC

  • Deposit

    ACID, TRIPLE SUPERPHOSPHATE AND AMMONIUM PHOSPHATE PLANTS

  • Deposit

    1988 SURVEY. AUGUST 1988, 39PP.

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION. WORLD FERTILIZER ATLAS, EIGHTH

  • Deposit

    ED. APRIL 1987, 121PP.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHORUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 186, P. 9 (JULY-AUG. 1993).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 05-JAN-95 Buckingham, David A. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.