(Facility) Antalya Smelter

Plant in Antalya, Turkey with commodity Chromium, Ferrochrome
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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. Ownership information
  9. Links to other databases
  10. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10207288
MAS/MILS ID 4890091001
Record type Site
Current site name (Facility) Antalya Smelter

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 30.69131, 36.91131 (WGS84)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Antalya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Antalya

Comments on the location information

  • COORDINATES ARE OF CITY OF ANTALYA.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium, Ferrochrome Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 30.69131, 36.91131

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Processing Plant
Development status Plant
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Plant type Smelter

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank (Turkish Government)
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1987
    First year 1987

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 2 FURNACES AS OF 1989: NO.1 = 6 MVA ELEC.ARC = 6,500 MTPY SICR NO.2 = 4 MW MELT FURN.= 30,000 MTPY SLAG ABOVE CAPACITIES SUFFICIENT TO PRODUCE 10,000 MTPY OF LOW-C FECR. SMELTER ALSO HAS 2 OTHER FURNACES, ONE FOR FESI PRODUCTION AND ONE FOR CALCIUM CARBIDE (BOTH CONSTRUCTED IN 1982).

Reference information

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 24-SEP-1996 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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