Sultancayiri-Aziziye

Past Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Boron-Borates
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. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. General comments
  16. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255751
MAS/MILS ID 4890120004
Record type Site
Current site name Sultancayiri-Aziziye
Alternate or previous names Susurluk Area Deposits

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 28.15169, 39.82872 (WGS84)
Elevation 200

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Boron-Borates Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Colemanite Unknown
Gypsum Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 28.15169, 39.82872

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Dip 05S
    Thickness 3M
    Length 1200M
    Width 600M
    Depth to top 76M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 TABULAR
    Primary mode of Origin EVAPORATION
    Secondary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip :05S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Non-metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1865

Mining district

District name Susurluk

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Turk Boraks Madencilik A.S.
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Overall depth 93M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method PILLAR AND CHAMBER 10-42
    Number of Shafts 1
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    76 GEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF TURKEY EDITED BY ANGUS CAMPBELL 19

  • Deposit

    76 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1965

  • Deposit

    76 USBM MINERAL TRADE NOTES SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT NO.53 MAY 195

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THE BORAX CONTAINING MINERAL IS PRICEITEI A VARIETY OF COLEM 76 TURK BORAXS MADENCILIM IS A SUBSDIARY OF BORAX CONSOLIDAT 76 EXPLORATION IS BY FOLLOWING THE ORE

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 27-FEB-1984 Unknown U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.