Balya Deposit

Past Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodities Copper, 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 10280973
MAS/MILS ID 4890120003
Record type Site
Current site name Balya Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.5848, 39.74873 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Tertiary
Lead Tertiary
Zinc Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bournonite Unknown
Galena Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Sphalerite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.5848, 39.74873

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 15M
    Length 100M
    Width 10M
    Depth to top 150M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 DISSEMINATED
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. MODERATE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 PYRITIZATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #2 SILICIFICATION
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #3 DOLOMITIZATION
    Strike And Dip N70W:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Balya

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Rasih Ve Ihsan Mining Co.
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH EXCESSIVE WATER
    Rock Characteristics MULTIPLE SYSTEMS OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING MAY BACK SLAB
    Mine Support Chars. POST, HEADBOARD, CAPS, ROOF BOLTS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    76 RYAN, GUIOE TO KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY 1957 PG.3-5

  • Deposit

    76 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS 1964 PG

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76 RESERVES ARE NOT KNOWN FOR THIS DEPOSIT 76 MINE HAS NOT BEEN WORKED SINCE 1938 76 THERE IS SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT BENEFICATION AND TRANSPOR

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.