Kefdag Mining Area

Producer in Elazig, Turkey with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Geologic structures
  8. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  9. Ownership information
  10. Bibliographic references

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 60000513
MRDS ID ISM0025
Record type District
Current site name Kefdag Mining Area
Alternate or previous names Kefdagi Mining Area, Guleman-Soridag Region (Deposits), Kefdag, East Kefdag, West Kefdag, Kapin, Rutdag

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 39.66817, 38.38192 (WGS84)
Relative position LAT AND LONG FOR MADEN TOWNSHIP; DEPOSIT IS S OF SORIDAG

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Elazig(province)

Turkey(country)

Europe(continent)

Land(continent)

Geographic areas

Country State
Turkey Elazig

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

(1) 39.66817, 38.38192

Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Regional
Structure description ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; HARZBURGITE-DUNITE TRANSITION ZONE IN OPHIOLITE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Discovery year 1936

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner TURKISH GOVERNMENT
  • Type Operator
    Owner ETIBANK SARK KROMLARI ISLETMESI (ETIBANK)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    ENGIN, T., AND CELENK, O., 1978, WRITTEN COMMUN.; MTA INSTITUTE, ANKARA, TURKEY. (C5, G12, G13, PA1, L11, L7, L10, G10)

  • Deposit

    SISSELMAN, R., 1978, TURKEY MANEUVERS FOR A BIGGER SLICE OF THE WORLD FERROCHROME MARKET: ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL, V. 179, NO. 5, P. 100-104. (RR1, RR8, RR25, RR32)

  • Deposit

    ETHEM, M. Y., 1979, TURKISH CHROMITE-DEPOSITS, GEOLOGY, AND OPERATIONS: WORLD MINING, V. 32, NO. 10, P. 73-75. (C1-C3, C8, G12, S5-S6, L1-64)

  • Deposit

    TEX REPORT, 1975, CHROME, IN 1975 FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT, P. 87-89. (PA1A-D)

  • Deposit

    CLARKE, P. J., 1982, THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF TURKEY, IN U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, MINERALS YEARBOOK 1980, V. III, AREA REPORTS-INTERNATIONAL: WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, P. 983-1001. (PA1E, PA8)

  • Deposit

    TURKEY MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE, 1966, CHROME DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: TURKEY MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE PUBLICATION 132, 108 P. (FOREIGN EDITION OF MADEN TETKIK VE ARAMA ENSTITUSU YAYINLARINDAN.) (S6)

  • Reserve-Resource

    DeYoung, J.H., Jr., Lee, M.P., and Lipin, B.R., 1984, International Strategic Minerals Inventory summary report - chromium: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 930-B, 41 p.

Beyond USGS

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