Samli Deposit

Unknown in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Iron
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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10303897
MAS/MILS ID 4890120001
Record type Site
Current site name Samli Deposit
Alternate or previous names Samli-Edremit Deposit

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.88499, 39.79872 (WGS84)
Elevation 400
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Chert Unknown
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown
Magnetite Unknown
Martite Unknown
Pyrite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.88499, 39.79872

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 50M
    Length 800M
    Width 100M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin CONT METASOMATIC
    Secondary mode of Origin METAMORPHISM
    Primary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Strike And Dip N65W:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 8HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON IRON ORE, ISPHAHANI IRAN, 1963 P.79

  • Deposit

    75 LEO, U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PROF. PAPER 800-D, 1972 PG D75-D87

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS 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.