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Soridag

Producer in Elazig, Turkey with commodity Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Ore body information
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Mining district
  10. Ownership information
  11. Production statistics
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10304226
MAS/MILS ID 4890250002
Record type Site
Current site name Soridag
Alternate or previous names Guleman Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 39.80147, 38.50691 (WGS84)
Elevation 1300

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elazig(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Elazig

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 39.80147, 38.50691
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N10E
    Dip 45W
    Thickness 2M
    Length 800M
    Field Value
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Shape of Orebody #2 MASSIVE
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control IGNEOUS
    Strike And Dip N10E:45W
    Date of Last Modification 830718

Comments on the geologic information

  • SORIDAG CHROMITE ORE FIELD IS 10.4 SQUARE KM IN AREA. THE DEPOSIT CONSISTS OF A NUMBER OF LENS-SHAPED VEINS OCCURRING AS CHROMITE SEGREGATIONS IN PERIDOTITE. G-RECORD REFLECTS AVERAGE DIMENSIONS FOR WHAT THOUGHT TO BE THE FOUR MAJOR DEPOSITS IN THE SORIDAG AREA- UZUN DAMAR, DAMAR, YUNUS DERESI/YUNUS YAYLA, AND KODIN.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1935
Mining method Filled Stopes - Horiz Cut and Fill W/Waste Rock
Year of first production 1936
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Guleman-Soridag District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Sark Kromlarj Isletmeri (Etibank)
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1981
    First year 1981

Production statistics

  • Year 1979
    Description Was 31.28% 100000 Mt Ore/Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 100000mt 31wt-pct
  • Year 1980
    Description Chromite Output; Conc. Out-32.43%, Input 120000 Mt Ore/Yr
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 120000mt 32wt-pct

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • OPERATING CO. IS SARKKROMLARI ISLETMESI GROUP OF ETIBANK. COORDINATES ARE OF MILL. FOR ANALYSIS: 133,700 MTPY ROM FOR: 21,920 MTPY CONCS.AT 48 % CR2O3, 47,770 MTPY LUMP AT 45.3 % CR2O3, 10,810 MTPY LUMP AT 47 % CR2O3 AND 43,700 MTPY LUMP AT 46.5 % CR2O3. ALL PRODUCTS TO THE ELAZIG SMELTER.
  • RESOURCE TONNAGE IS BASED UPON TONNAGES REPORTED BY ETIBANK. IT IS NOT POSITIVE EXACTLY WHICH DEPOSITS THE TONNAGE REPRESENTS, HOWEVER, THE TONNAGE MATCHES CLOSELY WITH TONNAGES THAT WOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM FOUR MAJOR SEAM DEPOSITS DESCRIBED IN 1965- UZUN DAMAR, AYI DAMAR, KADIN, AND YUNUS DERESI/YUNUS YAYLA. EXTRAPOLATION DOWN DIP OF ONLY 1/5 OF REPORTED STRIKE LENGTHS FOR THESE FOUR PROPERTIES INDICATES ABOUT 6.5 MILLION TONS IN-SITU WHICH, AFTER SUBTRACTING OUT ESTIMATED PRODUCTION WOULD GIVE A TONNAGE IN THE VICINITY OF THE REPORTED RESOURCE. M1C1 = M9C4
  • 1/89 INSITU DEMO.TONNAGE = TOTAL FOR UZUN DAMAR, AYI DAMAR AND 8 OTHER OREBODIES. ALL UG MINING WITH 100 % RECOVERY.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method INCLINED CUT AND FILL 10-65
    Percent Waste Rock 0
    Percent Recovery 90
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK WITH LITTLE WATER
    Rock Characteristics NO PLANES OF WEAKNESS
    Rock Support Chars. SUPPORTING
    Mine Support Chars. TIMBER
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 22.83
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1981

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON CHROME ORE, ANKARA TURKEY, 1960 PP.122

  • Deposit

    75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 1973, VOL.26 NO.13 PP.48-

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    75 THAYER, T.P., ECONOMIC GEOLOGY VOL.59 1964 PP.1497-1524

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    75 U.S.B.M. MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL.66 NO.4, APRIL 1969 PP.

  • Deposit

    FERRO ALLOY MANUAL."THE TEX REPORT TO LTD. (JAPAN."1977.

  • Deposit

    HELKE,ADOLF. "THE METALLOGENY OF THE CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF

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    THE GULEMAN DISTRICT.TURKEY."ECONOMIC GEOLOGY. VOL.57.

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    1962. PP.954-962

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    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY.

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    CHROME DEPOSITS OF TURKEY. NO.132. ANKARA. 1966. PP.42-

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    52.

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    SISSELMAN,ROBERT."TURKEY MANEUVERS FOR BIGGER SLICE OF WORLD

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    FERROCHROME MARKET. "ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL.

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    MAY 1978. PP.100-104.

  • Deposit

    KROMER, H.F., CHROME ORE MINING IN TURKEY: GEOLOGY, METHODS

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    COSTS, LAW, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 155, NO.

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    4, APRIL, 1954, PP. 92-95.

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    ZENGIN, Y. THE MODE OF DISTRIBUTION OF CHROME ORES IN

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    PERIDOTITES IN TURKEY, BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESEARCH

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    AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1957, NO.49,P84-91

  • Deposit

    MURDOCK, T.G., 1959, AN ECONOMIC STUDY OF CHROMITE MINING IN

  • Deposit

    TURKEY, SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NO. 57, US BUREAU OF MINES.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-1995 Eastern Field Operations Center (EFOC) U.S. Bureau of Mines

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