| Deposit ID | 10231008 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890440003 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Hekimhan Area |
| Alternate or previous names | Kirolar, Hasancelebi, Karatuztepe, Sirzi, Magaratepe, Culhah |
| Geographic coordinates: | 37.90151, 38.96532 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Malatya(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Malatya |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Manganese Critical | Tertiary |
| (1) | 37.90151, 38.96532 |
|---|
| Development status | Producer |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890440003 |
C.W. RYAN. A GUIDE TO THE KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY. MINERAL
RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY. ANKARA,1957
196 PP.
H.G. VAN OSS. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF
TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1993. P. 79-95.
NECDET ERSECEN. KNOWN ORE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY.
TURKISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1989, 8PP.
THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE. BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISS-
ENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE. 1977, PP. 309-319.
U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. MINERAL RESOURCES DATA SYSTEM (MRDS)
1995.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | ORE IN LIMESTONE BRECCIA. RESERVES FROM 4 SITES: 90MT @ 40-50% FE, 3-5.7% MN. DEVECI MINE PRODUCES 750KT ORE/YR. MINING SINCE 1964 BY OPEN PIT METHODS. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 04-NOV-1996 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.