| Deposit ID | 10279824 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890380003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Seyhsaban-Kastamonu |
| Geographic coordinates: | 33.78494, 41.36548 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Icel(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Icel |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Mercury | Tertiary |
| (1) | 33.78494, 41.36548 |
|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 20mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 20mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Inferred | 50mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 20mt ore | ||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890380003 |
WYLIE, ROBERT J.M. TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY MINE TODAY AND
HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO. ETIBANK NOW OPERATES
UNDERGROUND AND OPEN PIT MINES AND FURNACES HG ORE IN
ROTARY KILNS. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1972, P. 48-54.
BARNES, J.W., AND E.H. BAILEY. TURKEY'S MAJOR MERCURY
MINE TODAY AND HOW IT WAS MINED 8,000 YEARS AGO. GEOLO-
GISTS DISCOVER ANCIENT RETORT--EVIDENCE POINTS TO WORLD'S
OLDEST UNDERGROUND MINE. WORLD MINING, APRIL 1972, PP.
49-55. (ARTICLE INTERLEAFED WITH AHOVE ARTICLE)
MERCURY EXPANSION IN TURKEY. MINING JOURNAL, AUGUSTS 2,
1968, P. 83.
TURKEY IS GEARING UP TO BECOME A MAJOR MERCURY PRODUCER BY
1970. ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, NOV. 1968, P.118.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 17-SEP-1991 | Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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