Kucukler

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. Nearby scientific data
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10055374
MRDS ID RL10047
Record type Site
Current site name Kucukler

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 28.34474, 39.52512 (WGS84)
Relative position NEAR THE MEZITLER STATION ON HE KUTAHYA-BALIKESIR RAILWAY.

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

Nearby scientific data

(1) 28.34474, 39.52512

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

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

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner Turk Madencilik Suketi
    First year 1965

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ALBAYRAK, F.A., AND PROTOPAPAS, T.E., 1985, BORATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, IN BARKER, J.M., AND LEFOND, S.J., EDS., BORATES: ECONOMIC GEOLOGY AND PRODUCTION: NEW YORK, SOCIETY OF MINING ENGINEERS OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING, METALLURGICAL AND PETROLEUM ENGINEERS, INC., P. 71-85.

  • Deposit

    HARBEN, P.W., AND BATES, R.L., 1990, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS- GEOLOGY AND WORLD DEPOSITS: LONDON, INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIVISION, METAL BULLETIN PLC, 312 P.

  • Deposit

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-SEP-1993 Langford, R.P. BHP Utah Industries
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.