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Cerattepe

Prospect in Artvin, Turkey with commodities Copper, Gold, Silver
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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. Reserves and resources
  10. Links to other databases
  11. Bibliographic references
  12. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255685
MAS/MILS ID 4890100002
Record type Site
Current site name Cerattepe

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Town
Geographic coordinates: 41.80149, 41.19847 (WGS84)
Elevation 1700
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Artvin(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Artvin

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Nearby scientific data

Town (1) 41.80149, 41.19847
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Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Discovery year 1991
Mining method Open Pit

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Cominco Madencilik Sanayi As
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1994
  • Type Owner
    Owner Cominco Resources International Ltd.
    Interest 100
    Home office Canada
    Year 1994

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 1600000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1600000mt ore
    Total resources 1600000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Gold Au 5.2 g/mt Gold Major 1994
    Silver Ag 200 g/mt Silver Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 1200000mt ore
    Demonstrated 1200000mt ore
    Total resources 1200000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 10 wt-pct Copper Major 1994
  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1994
    Indicated 3800000mt ore
    Demonstrated 3800000mt ore
    Total resources 3800000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Copper Cu 2 wt-pct Copper Major 1994

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMINCO LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P.35.

  • Reserve-Resource

    COMINCO RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL LTD., 1993 ANNUAL REPORT, P8

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/91, P.9.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 5/92, P.9,15.

  • Deposit

    AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 2/13/92, P.1.NORTHERN MINER, 2/24/92.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 2/29.92, P.13.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 5/11/92, P.16.

  • Deposit

    MINING ENGINEERING, 7/92, P.651.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 12/19/92, P.17.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 12/11/92, P.416.

  • Deposit

    METALS WEEK, 1/25/93, P.7.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 3/93, P.15.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 1/30/93, P.21

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 2/1/93, P.10.

  • Deposit

    METALS BULLETIN, 1/28/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/29/93, P.76.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 6/93, P.359.

  • Deposit

    ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, 4/93, P.8.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 12/27/93, P.

  • Deposit

    NORTHERN MINER, 4/12/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 4/17/93, P.6.

  • Deposit

    MINING JOURNAL, 1/7/94, P.4.

  • Deposit

    MINING MAGAZINE, 2/94, P.113.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 5/14/94, P.9.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 8/6/94, P.12.

  • Deposit

    SKILLINGS', 10/22/94, P.14.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 10/26/94, P.12.

  • Deposit

    MINING RECORD, 11/30/94, P.48.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 23-SEP-1996 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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