Salmanli

Past Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Boron-Borates
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. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Reserves and resources
  12. Links to other databases
  13. Bibliographic references
  14. General comments
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10023834
MRDS ID I003040
Record type Site
Current site name Salmanli
Alternate or previous names Ali Sayahci

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.1364, 39.43901 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 5000(meters)
Relative position Estimated Location, Probably Within 4 Km.

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Ore
Ulexite Ore

Analytical data

Result B2O3 CONTENT IS LESS THAN 42%.

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Lake Sediments
    Stratigraphic age (youngest) Pliocene

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.1364, 39.43901

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No

Mining district

District name Bigadic - Iskelekoy Area

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1965
    Total resources 250000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Boron-Borates B2O3 42 wt-pct Boron Major 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    MADEN TETKIK VE ARAMA ENSTITUSU YAYINLARINDAN, 1965, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY PUBLICATION 125, 11 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 2 BORATE BEDS. THE UPPER BED IS 0.5 -1.0 M THICK AND CONTAINS ONLY COLEMANITE. THE LOWER BED IS 2.5 M THICK AND REPORTEDLY CONTAINS ONLY ULEXITE.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-OCT-93 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey
Updater 04-NOV-94 Orris, Greta J. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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