Buyuk Eymir

Producer in Balikesir, Turkey with commodity Iron
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. Workings at the site
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10255993
MAS/MILS ID 4890120002
Record type Site
Current site name Buyuk Eymir

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 27.2517, 39.49874 (WGS84)
Elevation 500
Location accuracy 1000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Balikesir(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Balikesir

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Iron Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Hematite Unknown
Limonite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 27.2517, 39.49874

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 16M
    Length 1200M
    Width 175M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 MASSIVE
    Type of Orebody #2 BRECCIA FILL
    Shape of Orebody #2 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip N45E:
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1953

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Area 30HA
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON IRON ORE, ISPHAHAN, IRAN, 1963 P.75-76

  • Deposit

    75 RYAN, 1957, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY P.82-83

  • Deposit

    75 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    75 CENTO SYMPOSIUM ON MINING GEOLOGY AND BASE METALS, 1964 P

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 75 SEE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON ATTACHED SHEETS

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.