Kangal

Producer in Sivas, Turkey with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Links to other databases
  9. Bibliographic references
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10157884
MAS/MILS ID 4890580007
Record type Site
Current site name Kangal

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 37.40153, 39.24861 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Sivas(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Sivas

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Tertiary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 37.40153, 39.24861

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED FROM FOUR SITE IN 1954. PRODUCTION REPORTED TO BE 60KT IN 1986.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    C.W. RYAN. A GUIDE TO THE KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY. MINERAL

  • Deposit

    RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION ISTITUTE OF TURKEY. ANKARA,

  • Deposit

    1957, 196PP.

  • Deposit

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS DIRECTORY. ED. J. GRIFFITHS 2ND ED. 1991

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-NOV-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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