Kesecik

Prospect in Turkey with commodity Gold
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  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. General comments
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10182536
MAS/MILS ID 4890080001
Record type Site
Current site name Kesecik

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 36.16819, 36.19877 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country
Turkey

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Gold Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 36.16819, 36.19877

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Milling method Unspecified

Reference information

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit LOCATED IN THE HATAY (ANTAKYA) AREA. COORDINATES ARE OF CITY OF ANTAKYA, CLOSE TO THE SYRIAN BORDER. NOT MUCH KNOWN. RESERVE SAID TO BE 4,080,000 MT (NO GRADE AVAILABLE) AND A 500,000 MTPY ORE OPERATION PLANNED. COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT AU PRODUCER, DEPENDING ON GRADE. HAS POTENTIAL FOR INCLUSION IN ANALYSIS FOR AU AVAILABILITY

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-AUG-1996 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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