Soridag Mining Area

Producer in Elazig, Turkey with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000527
MRDS ID ISM0051
Record type District
Current site name Soridag Mining Area
Alternate or previous names Sori Dagi Mining Area, Guleman-Soridag Region (Deposits), Yilanli Cayir, Vesaye (Marmek)

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.66817, 38.38192 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT AND LONG FOR MADEN TOWNSHIP; MID-EASTERN PART OF MAIN GULEMAN PERIDOTITE BODY

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

(1) 39.66817, 38.38192

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description DISRUPTED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; HARZBURGITE-DUNITE TRANSITION ZONE IN OPHIOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1936
Year of first production 1949

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TURKISH GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner ETIBANK SARK KROMLARI ISLETMESI (ETIBANK)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

Beyond USGS

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