Sizma Deposit

Producer in Konya, Turkey with commodity Mercury
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 10256173
MAS/MILS ID 4890420001
Record type Site
Current site name Sizma Deposit
Alternate or previous names Sizma-Ladik Deposit, Cirakman Mine

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 32.41829, 38.11543 (WGS84)
Elevation 1590

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Konya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Konya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Calcite Unknown
Cinnabar Unknown
Fluorite Unknown
Mercury Unknown
Metacinnabar Unknown
Orpiment Unknown
Pyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown
Realgar Unknown
Stibnite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 32.41829, 38.11543

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike E00W
    Dip 20N
    Length 3000M
    Width 80M
    Depth to top 40M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 REPLACEMENT
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 STOCKWORK
    Shape of Orebody #2 TABULAR
    Type of Orebody #3 FISSURE VEIN
    Shape of Orebody #3 PIPELIKE
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Secondary Ore Control LITHOLOGY
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. SLIGHT
    Strike And Dip E00W:20N
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Year of first production 1906

Mining district

District name Sizma Ladik

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Etibank
    Interest 100
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1975

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 2050M
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Hardness of Rock SOFT NONPLASTIC FISSURED MODERATE WATER
    Rock Characteristics ONE SYSTEM OF WEAKNESS PLANES
    Length of Inclines (m) 150
    Slope of Inclines 20
    Number of Inclines 1
    Avg. Length of Adits (m) 300
    Number of Adits 7
    1st Condition of Workings OPEN
    Capacity 975
    Capacity Units KG COMMOD/DAY
    Units of Production $/KG COMMOD
    Year of Information 1975

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    75 GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE SIZMA-LADIK MERCURY DISTR

  • Deposit

    75 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE VOL.25 NO 4 APRIL 1972 PP.48-55

  • Deposit

    75 RYAN, 1957, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERALS OF TURKEY PP.69-72

  • Deposit

    75 U.S.BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL.59 NO.3 PP.42-47

  • Deposit

    75 U.S. BUREAU OF MINES MINERAL TRADE NOTES, VOL.47 NO.3 PP.42-57

General comments

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

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 26-AUG-1991 Minerals Availability Field Office (Mafo) U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

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