Kalekoy

Past Producer in Kayseri, Turkey with commodities Lead, Zinc
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 10280051
MAS/MILS ID 4890390001
Record type Site
Current site name Kalekoy
Alternate or previous names Kalikoy, Develi-Kalekoy

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 35.23154, 38.09869 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kayseri(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Kayseri

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Smithsonite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 35.23154, 38.09869

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N45E
    Dip 50N
    Thickness 3M
    Length 50M
    Width 20M
    Depth to top 50M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Secondary mode of Origin OXIDATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Secondary Ore Control FAULTING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N45E:50N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1951

Mining district

District name Kalekoy

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Saim Budin Ltd. Isl. Maden Sirketi
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN STOPE
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS 1964 PP

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1972

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND REFERENCES ON ATTACHED SHEETS

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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