| Deposit ID | 10133827 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890580001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Divrigi Iron Ore Deposit |
| Alternate or previous names | A' Orebody of Divrigi Deposit |
| Point of reference | Trench |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 38.09152, 39.4153 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1680 |
| Location accuracy | 1000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Sivas(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Sivas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Actinolite | Unknown |
| Biotite | Unknown |
| Chalcopyrite | Unknown |
| Garnet | Unknown |
| Magnetite | Unknown |
| Marcasite | Unknown |
| Phlogopite | Unknown |
| Pyrite | Unknown |
| Scapolite | Unknown |
| Tremolite | Unknown |
| Trench (1) | 38.09152, 39.4153 |
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| Strike | E00W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dip | 55N | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thickness | 300M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 800M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 90M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Surface |
|---|---|
| Development status | Producer |
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1937 |
| Year of first production | 1938 |
| District name | Divrigi |
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| Type | Owner-Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Turkish Iron And Steel Industries Co. |
| Interest | 100 |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1975 |
| Type of workings | Surface | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Area | 72HA | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890580001 |
75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON IRON ORE, ISPHAHAN, IRAN, 1963 P.131-1
75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964
75 RYAN, 1957, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY P.103-107
ROSKILLS 1988, PG 132
USBM YEARBOOK, 1990
C.W. RYAN. A GUIDE TO THE KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY. MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY. ANKARA, 1957, 196PP.
AREA HANDBOOK FOR THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY. R.F. NYROP ET.AL. THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY, 1973, PP. 67-301.
H.G. VAN OSS. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1993. P. 79-95.
H..G VAN OSS. U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKEY. CH. IN MINERALS YEARBOOK 1994. 14PP.
NECDET ERSECEN. KNOWN ORE AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF TURKEY. TURKISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, 1989 8PP.
THE IRON ORE DEPOSLITS OF EUROPE. BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN UND ROHSTOFFE. 1977,PP. 309-319.
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | 75 SEE COMMENTS ON ATTACHED SHEETS FOR PRINCIPAL DEPOSITS IN LIMESTONE. RES: 40MMT @ 65% FE. AVERAGE DEPTH 200M. LARGEST IRON DEPOSITS IN TUKEY. RESERVES FROM AREA: 100MT @ 54-58% FE (1970-1986). PLANT TREATS 3MT/YR ORE TO PRODUCE 1100KT + 600KT + 500KT. |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 07-NOV-96 | Unknown | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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