Turhal-Tokat

Past Producer in Tokat, Turkey with commodity Antimony
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. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mining district
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Reserves and resources
  14. Workings at the site
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207073
MAS/MILS ID 4890600001
Record type Site
Current site name Turhal-Tokat
Alternate or previous names Turhal-Tokat Mines, Ozdemiroglu Mines, Ozdemir Antimony Mine Ltd.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 36.00158, 39.99861 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 500(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Tokat(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Tokat

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Antimony Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Stibnite Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 36.00158, 39.99861

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Date of Last Modification 850820
  • Length 450M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SHEAR ZONE
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Primary mode of Origin UNKNOWN
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control CONTACT ZONE
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 SERICITIC
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope
Year of first production 1949
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Turhal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Ozdemir Antimony Mine, Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1982

Production statistics

  • Year 1977
    Description Antimony Ore 50000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 50000mt
  • Year 1978
    Description Antimony Ore 60000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 60000mt
  • Year 1979
    Description Antimony Ore 20000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 20000mt
  • Year 1980
    Description Antimony Ore 39000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 39000mt
  • Year 1981
    Description Antimony Ore 34000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 34000mt
  • Year 1982
    Description Antimony Ore 35000 Mt Of Ore Per Year
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Antimony Antimony 35000mt

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1982
    Measured 320000mt ore
    Indicated 1000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1320000mt ore
    Inferred 1500000mt ore
    Total resources 2820000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Antimony Sb 3.5 wt-pct Antimony Major 1982

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • AS PUBLISH IN THE MBM THE MINE IS CLOSED. THE OWNER HAS PUT UP ITS MINE FACILITIES UP FOR SALE (MBM MAY 1990).

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Percent Recovery 95
    Hardness of Rock HARDROCK FISSURED WITH MODERATE WATER
    Capacity 130
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Unit Production Cost 52.61
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Operating Days per Year 286
    Operating Shifts per Day 3
    Year of Information 1982

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO GEOLOGICAL MAPPING TECHNIQUES 1966 PP.89-90.

  • Deposit

    75 RYAN A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY 1957 PP64-65.

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS PP.34-3

  • Deposit

    75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1973 PG.48.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ATTACHED SHEETS. 75 DESTINATION OF TRANSPORTED ORE IS UNKNOWN

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 08-OCT-92 Palencia, Cesar M. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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