Kizilkaya

Occurrence in Giresun, Turkey with commodity Copper
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 10279558
MAS/MILS ID 4890300002
Record type Site
Current site name Kizilkaya

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 38.75154, 40.89852 (WGS84)
Elevation 500

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Giresun(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Giresun

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 38.75154, 40.89852

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 DISSEMINATED
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Occurrence
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Espiye

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Black Sea Copper Works
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1976
  • Type Owner
    Owner Etibank
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    RYAN, C. W., A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF TURKEY,

  • Deposit

    P. 44.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINERALIZED ZONE DIMENSIONS WERE UNAVAILABLE. TRANSPORTATION ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN FOR THE PORT OF GIRESUN. JOINT EXPLOITATION WITH THE NEARBY LAHANOS DEPOSIT IS CON-

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 17-DEC-1991 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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