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Mazidag

Producer in Mardin, Turkey with commodities Aluminum, Calcium, Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Silica, Uranium
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  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. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Reserves and resources
  16. Workings at the site
  17. Links to other databases
  18. Bibliographic references
  19. General comments
  20. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231315
MAS/MILS ID 4890470001
Record type Site
Current site name Mazidag
Alternate or previous names Mazidagi, Mardin Mazidagi, Mardin Mazidagi-Bati Kasrik

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 40.50143, 37.51535 (WGS84)
Elevation 1000
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Mardin(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Mardin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary
Calcium Tertiary
Iron Tertiary
Phosphorus-Phosphates Primary
Silica Tertiary
Uranium Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Collophane Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 40.50143, 37.51535
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 1.8M
    Area 40HA
    Depth to top 15M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control BEDDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Minimum Depth to Top 0
    Min. Thick. Unconsol. Mat. 0
    Total Surface Area (HA) 40
    Date of Last Modification 830324

Comments on the geologic information

  • SECONDARY ORE MINERAL IS DAHLLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Both
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1960
Mining method Open Pit
Year of first production 1977
Milling method Flotation

Mining district

District name Mardin

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1981

Comments on the ownership information

  • ETIBANK IS THE STATE-OWNED MINING COMPANY. THE OWNER-OP STATUS IS THROUGH A 40 YEAR MINING CONCESSION AWARDED IN 1974 BY THE TURKISH GOVERNMENT.

Production statistics

  • Year 1978
    Description Pilot Scale Production 75000 Mt Ore/Yr
  • Year 1979
    Description Pilot Scale Production 75000 Mtpy
  • Year 1980
    Description Pilot Scale Production 75000 Mtpy

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1988
    Indicated 50000000mt ore
    Demonstrated 50000000mt ore
    Inferred 150000000mt ore
    Total resources 200000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Phosphorus-Phosphates P2O5 22 wt-pct Phosphorus Major 1988

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • M1C1=M9C4. RESOURCES ARE IN THREE MINABLE UNITS, SEMIKAN, KASRICK, AND TASIT.

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 40HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ACTUAL
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Capacity 933
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 1
    Year of Information 1985
  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 40HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 2
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method STRIP-LEVEL
    Avg. Overburden Thickness 15
    Primary Material Cover SAND, SILT
    Secondary Material Cover M-HARD ROCKS
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Avg. Bench Height (meters) 12
    Capacity 5383
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 300
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1985

Comments on the workings information

  • DEPOSIT IS IN THE DRYEST AREA OF TURKEY AND ALTHOUGH THE RAINFALL IS UNKNOWN, IT IS ASSUMED TO BE BELOW 25 CM/YR. THE TEMPERATURES SHOW MARKED DIURNAL FLUCTUATIONS AS WOULD BE EXPECTED IN THIS DRY, CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENT. THE WINTERS ARE EXPECTED TO BE COLD AND DRY, THE SUMMERS HOT AND DRY.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SUPPLEMENT, MARCH 1988, PP. 10, 21, 26

  • Deposit

    ANONYMOUS, TURKEY: PHOS AND POT, #95, MAY/JUNE, 1978

  • Deposit

    AYISKAN, OZER, BENEFICIATION OF TURKISH PHOSPHATES: MTA

  • Deposit

    TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ANKARA, N D

  • Deposit

    AYISKAN, OZER, LES MINERAIS DE PHOSPHATE DE LA TURQUIE ET

  • Deposit

    LES RECHERCHES FAITES EN VISE DE LEUR VALORISATION:

  • Deposit

    SEMINAR ON BENEFICIATION ON LEAN PHOSPHATES WITH

  • Deposit

    CARBONATE GANGUE, CAGLIARI, SARDINIA, 23-24 APRIL, 1975

  • Deposit

    BRITISH SULPHUR CORPORATION, WORLD SURVEY OF PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEPOSITS, 4TH EDITION, 1980

  • Deposit

    CETINCELIK, MUAMMER AND EVCIMEN, TURHAN HIFZI, THE TURKISH

  • Deposit

    MINING INDUSTRY: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE: WORLD MINING,

  • Deposit

    SEPTEMBER, 1979, P 70-72

  • Deposit

    DE VOTO, R AND STEVENS, D N, URANIFEROUS PHOSPHATE RESOURCES

  • Deposit

    THE UNITED STATES AND THE FREE WORLD, U S DEPARTMENT OF

  • Deposit

    ENERGY CONTRACT, GJBX 110 (79), GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO,

  • Deposit

    1979, P 437-438

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1980

  • Deposit

    SEYHAN, I, PHOSPHATE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY, GEOLOGY, MINING

  • Deposit

    BENEFICIATION AND PRODUCTION: ISMA REGIONAL MEETING,

  • Deposit

    KUWAIT, FEBRUARY, 1981

  • Deposit

    U S BUREAU OF MINES, REPORT AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON PHOSPHATE

  • Deposit

    DEVELOPMENT IN TURKEY (PROCESSING), JUNE 1978

  • Deposit

    WIMPFEN, SHELDON P, TRIP REPORT - TURKEY, MAY 30 - JUNE 10,

  • Deposit

    1978, U S BUREAU OF MINES (UNPUBLISHED)

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING & MINING JOURNAL. PHOSPHATE. JAN. 1979, P. 110.

  • Deposit

    INTERNATIONAL MINING, AUGUST 1984, P. 115.

  • Deposit

    MINING ANNUAL REVIEW, 1987, P. 453.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 152, NOV/DEC, 1987.

  • Deposit

    PHOSPHOROUS & POTASSIUM, NO. 156, JULY/AUG., 1988, P.10.

  • Deposit

    BERKER, E."PHOSPHATE EXPLORATION AND OCCURANCES IN TURKEY",

  • Deposit

    PAPER PRESENTED AT TURKEY'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS

  • Deposit

    CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 1987, PP. 3,9,10.

  • Deposit

    ANAC, DR. SELAHATTIN, "ETIBANK'S PLACE IN THE PRODUCTION

  • Deposit

    OF INDUSTRIAL MINERALS IN TURKEY", PAPER PRESENTED AT

  • Deposit

    TURKEY'S INDUSTRIAL MINERALS CONFERENCE, SEPTEMBER 1987,

  • Deposit

    PP. 10.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit MINE FACES HIGH OPERATING COSTS DUE TO ITS REMOTE LOCATION.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 10-OCT-96 Fantel, Richard J. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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