| Deposit ID | 10280065 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890490003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Otmanlar |
| Alternate or previous names | Mesebuku |
| Point of reference | Ore Body |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 28.83492, 37.16552 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1200 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Mugla(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Mugla |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Chromium Critical | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Chromite | Unknown |
| Olivine | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Uvarovite | Unknown |
| Ore Body (1) | 28.83492, 37.16552 |
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| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Length | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 50M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Thickness | 2M | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 100M | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 25M | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Commodity type | Metallic |
|---|---|
| Significant | No |
| Discovery year | 1948 |
| Year of first production | 1953 |
| District name | Mugla |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Turk Maadin Sirketi |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1981 |
| Year | 1980 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 7800 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | 4800 Mt Ore/Yr | ||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890490003 |
ENGIN, T. AND D.M. HIRST, THE ALPINE CHROME ORES OF THE AN-
DIZLIK-ZIMPARALIK AREA, FETHIYE, SOUTHWEST TURKEY, IN-
STITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGY, FEB. 10, 1970.
VAN DER KAADEN, G., ON THE GEOLOGICAL-TECTONIC SETTING OF
THE CHROMITE PROVINCE OF MUGLA (TURKEY), P. 109-121.
KROMER, H.F., TURKISH MINES DRAW ON VARIED RESOURCES, EN-
GINEER AND MINING JOURNAL, MAY, 1974, P. 74-78.
CHROMITE DEPOSITS, PUBLICATIONS OF MINERAL RESEARCH AND EX-
PLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, NO. 132, 1966.
ERGUNALP, F., THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, AMERICAN IN-
STITUTE OF MINING AND METALLURGICAL ENGINEERS, TECHNI-
CAL PUBLICATION NO. 1746.
DE WIJKERSLOOTH, P., 1947, THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF THE
GULEMAN-CONCESSION (VILAYET ELAZIZ, TURKEY) P. 215-224.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | THE TWO SEPARATE GEOMETRY SETS DESCRIBE THE TWO MINES AT MESEBUKU, THE MESEBUKU OPEN PIT AND AYKESIK UNDERGROUND OPERATIONS RESPECTIVELY. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 27-FEB-84 | Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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