Mine detail: Kopdag Mining Area

Previously called 'Kopdag EastKopdagi Mining AreaKopdag West'

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Location

Lat / long: 40.01524, 40.46819

Resource(M)

Primary: Chromium
Discovery year: 1945

Production

Operation type: Unknown
Deposit type: MAGMATIC, PODIFORM
Production size: Yes
Development status: Producer
First production started: 1955
Last production ended: 1958

Geology

Structure:DISRUPTED ULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; HARZBURGITE-DUNITE TRANSITION ZONE IN OPHIOLITE

References

MRDSISM0052
DEP60000528
Reference{Deposit:: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 1968, TURKISH CHROMITE SURVEY, REPORT NO. 5: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNCLASSIFIED MEMORANDUM A-936, P. 1-10. (C17, L7, L11, C1)}{Deposit:: ETHEM, M. Y., 1979, TURKISH CHROMITE - DEPOSITS, GEOLOGY, AND OPERATIONS: WORLD MINING, V. 32, NO. 10, P. 73-75.}{Deposit:: THOMAS, P., 1982, WRITTEN COMMUN., MAS DATA: DENVER, COLO., U.S. BUREAU OF MINES. (RR1, RR8)}{Deposit:: TURKEY MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE, 1966, CHROMITE DEPOSITS OF TURKEY: TURKEY MINERAL RESEARCH AND EXPLORATION INSTITUTE PUBLICATION 132, 108 P. (FOREIGN EDITION OF MADEN TETKIK VE ARAMA ENSTITUSU YAYINLARINDAN.) (S6, G13, C3, C9, C10, C17)}{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.}