Elazig
Producer

Kefdag Mining Area

Elazig, Turkey
Chromium
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Commodities
PrimaryChromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeMAGMATIC, PODIFORM, MASSIVE, DISSEMINATED
Deposit sizeY
Geology
StructureULTRAMAFIC COMPLEX; HARZBURGITE-DUNITE TRANSITION ZONE IN OPHIOLITE
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
Discovery year1936
Identification
Deposit ID60000513
MRDS IDISM0025
Alternate namesKefdagi Mining Area, Guleman-Soridag Region (Deposits)Kefdag, East Kefdag, West Kefdag, Kapin, Rutdag
RegionAS
Data scoreD
Coordinates38.38192, 39.66817
References
ENGIN, T., AND CELENK, O., 1978, WRITTEN COMMUN.; MTA INSTITUTE, ANKARA, TURKEY. (C5, G12, G13, PA1, L11, L7, L10, G10)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)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)TEX REPORT, 1975, CHROME, IN 1975 FERRO ALLOY MANUAL: JAPAN, TEX REPORT, P. 87-89. (PA1A-D)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)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)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.