Mortas

Unknown in Konya, Turkey with commodity Aluminum
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 10279918
MAS/MILS ID 4890420002
Record type Site
Current site name Mortas

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 31.88158, 37.26877 (WGS84)
Elevation 1650

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Konya(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Konya

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Aluminum Critical Tertiary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Bauxite Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 31.88158, 37.26877

Economic information

Ore body information

  • Strike N99W
    Dip 25S
    Thickness 50M
    Length 500M
    Width 5M
    Field Value
    Type of Orebody #1 SEDIMENTARY
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Type of Orebody #2 PLACER
    Primary mode of Origin SEDIMENTATION
    Primary Ore Control FAULTING
    Strike And Dip N99W:25S
    Date of Last Modification 780213

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Surface-Underground
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 1960

Mining district

District name Seydisehir

Ownership information

  • Type Unknown
    Owner Etibank
    Home office Turkey
    Year 1976

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Surface
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method OPEN PIT
    Hardness of Ore M-HARD ROCKS
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976
  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method PROPOSED
    Mining Method ROOM AND PILLAR 10-34
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Units of Production $/MT ORE
    Year of Information 1976

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    76 MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE OF TURKEY 1964

  • Deposit

    76 RYAN, A GUIDE TO KNOWN MINERAL DEPOSITS OF TURKEY PG178-1

  • Deposit

    76 WORLD MINING MAGAZINE DECEMBER 1973 PG.48.

  • Deposit

    76 USBM MINERAL TRADE NOTES JUNE 1965 PG.5-12.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit 76 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.