Pinargozu - Davutoglu Deposit

Producer in Sivas, Turkey with commodity Iron
Sections on this page
  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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279556
MAS/MILS ID 4890580002
Record type Site
Current site name Pinargozu - Davutoglu Deposit
Alternate or previous names Kangal Area, Sivas - Cetinkaya

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 37.68482, 39.19861 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sivas(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Sivas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Apatite Unknown
Calcite Unknown
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 37.68482, 39.19861

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N25E
    Dip 30N
    Length 120M
    Width 55M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 OTHER
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip N25E:30N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1953

Mining district

District name Divrigi

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Demir Export Corp.
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 26.6HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method STRIP-HILLSIDE
    Hardness of Ore HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON IRON ORE, 1963 BY DR. ALTAN GUMAS PG.7

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

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

  • Deposit

    NOV, 1995.

  • Deposit

    NECDET ERSECEN. KNOWN ORE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.

  • Deposit

    TURKISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1989 8PP.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ATTACHED SHEE 75 THE DEMIR EXPORT CORP. MAY BE THE KOC FIRM OF EREGLI STEE PRODUCER IN 1975. RESERVES AT LEAST 14MT @ 49% FE (9182).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-NOV-96 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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