| Deposit ID | 10279701 |
|---|---|
| MAS/MILS ID | 4890560001 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Siirt |
| Alternate or previous names | Siirt - Modenkoy |
| Point of reference | Town |
|---|---|
| Geographic coordinates: | 42.11811, 38.0986 (WGS84) |
| Elevation | 1500 |
| Location accuracy | 10000(meters) |
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Siirt(province)
Turkey(country)
Europe(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Turkey | Siirt |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Copper | Primary |
| Iron | Tertiary |
| Sulfur | Tertiary |
| Zinc Critical | Primary |
| Town (1) | 42.11811, 38.0986 |
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| Thickness | 120M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Length | 600M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Width | 200M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depth to top | 135M | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Operation type | Underground |
|---|---|
| Development status | Prospect |
| Commodity type | Both |
| Significant | Yes |
| Discovery year | 1973 |
| Mining method | Shrinkage Methods |
| Milling method | Flotation |
| Type | Operator |
|---|---|
| Owner | Black Sea Copper Works (Kbi) |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Etibank |
| Interest | 51 |
| Home office | Turkey |
| Year | 1990 |
| Type | Owner |
|---|---|
| Owner | Preussag Metall |
| Interest | 49 |
| Home office | Germany Fr |
| Year | 1984 |
| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate year | 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Measured | 20000000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indicated | 10599999mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 30599999mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 30599999mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type | In-situ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Estimate year | 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demonstrated | 12500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total resources | 12500000mt ore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Type of workings | Underground | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Bureau of Mines | Minerals Availability System | MAS | 4890560001 |
CALGIN, RUHI, 1980, GEOLOGY AND MINERALOGY OF THE SIIRT -
MEDENKOY DEPOSIT, TURKEY: EUROPEAN COPPER DEPOSITS -
BELGRADE 1980, SPECIAL PUBLICATION NO. 1, P. 217-221.
MASTER COMMODITY FILE.
DENVER LISTING, APRIL 14, 1975,
WORLD MINING, WHAT'S GOING ON IN WORLD MINING, V. 23, NO. 3,
MARCH 1976, P. 88.
MINING JOURNAL, INDUSTRY IN ACTION, V. 287, NO. 7353,
JULY 23, 1976, P. 68.
MINING MAGAZINE, HIGHLIGHTS, V. 135, NO. 3, SEPTEMBER 1976,
P. 275.
VUJANOVIC, VOJISLAV, THE BASIC MINERALOGIC, PARAGENIC AND
GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SULPHIDE DEPOSITS EXPOSED
IN THE EASTERN BLACK-SEA COASTAL REGION (TURKEY),
BULLETIN OF THE MINERAL RESOURCE EXPLORATION INSTITUTE
NO. 82, ANKARA, APRIL 1974, P. 21-36.
TODD, JOAN C., TURKEY SEEDS FOREIGN CAPITAL TO REVITALIZE
LAGGING MINERAL SECTOR, ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL,
DECEMBER 1984, P. 13.
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 23-SEP-96 | Porter, Kenneth E. | U.S. Bureau of Mines |
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