Espey

Producer in Kutahya, Turkey with commodities Boron-Borates, Arsenic, Bentonite
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Mining district
  12. Ownership information
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023519
MRDS ID I000528
Record type Site
Current site name Espey

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 29.29888, 39.35705 (WGS84)
Relative position 3.5 KM NORTH OF EMET NEAR ESPEY VILLAGE.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kutahya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Kutahya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary
Arsenic Critical Tertiary
Bentonite Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Bentonite Gangue
Calcite Gangue
Celestite Gangue
Chlorite Gangue
Illite Gangue
Montmorillonite Gangue
Orpiment Gangue
Realgar Gangue
Sulfur Gangue

Analytical data

Result DEPOSIT GRADES ABOUT 1200 PPM AS2O3.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Shale
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Pyroclastic Rock > Tuff

Nearby scientific data

(1) 29.29888, 39.35705

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 6S

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant No

Mining district

District name Emet District

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank ; Turkish Borax Co.
    First year 1976

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 150000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 45 wt-pct Boron Major 1965
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1975
    Total resources 94085000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 46 wt-pct Boron Major 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    BROWN, W.W., AND JONES, K.D., 1971, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, IN CAMPBELL, A.S., ED., GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY: TRIPOLI, LIBYA, THE PETROLEUM EXPLORATION SOCIETY OF LIBYA, P. 483-492.

  • Deposit

    ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 1993, THE ECONOMICS OF BORON 1993, 7TH ED.: LONDON, ROSKILL INFORMATION SERVICES LTD., 156 P.

  • Deposit

    HELVACI, C., AND FIRMAN, R.J., 1976, GEOLOGICAL SETTING AND MINERALOGY OF EMET BORATE DEPOSITS, TURKEY: TRANSACTIONS OF THE INSTITUTION OF MINING AND METALLURGY, SECTION B, V. 85, P. B142-B152.

  • Deposit

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P.

  • Deposit

    HELVACI, C., 1984, OCCURRENCE OF RARE BORATE MINERALS: VEATCHITE-A, TUNELLITE, TERUGGITE AND CAHNITE IN THE EMET BORATE DEPOSITS, TURKEY: MINERALIUM DEPOSITA, V. 19, P. 217-226.

  • Deposit

    LYDAY, P.A., 1992, HISTORY OF BORON PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING: INDUSTRIAL MINERALS, NO. 303, P. 19-37.

  • Production

    BROWN AND JONES, 1971.

  • Reserve-Resource

    MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION..., 1965; HELVACI AND FIRMAN, 1976

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-1990 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 01-NOV-1993 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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