Aladağ mine explained

Aladağ mine
Pushpin Map:Turkey
Pushpin Label:Aladağ mine
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Turkey
Coordinates:37.5465°N 35.3987°W
Place:Aladağ
Subdivision Type:Province
State/Province:Adana
Country:Turkey
Owner:Etibank
Products:Chromium ore
Opening Year:1973

The Aladağ mine is a large chromium ore mine located at Adana Province in southern Turkey, 229km (142miles) south of the capital, Ankara. Aladağ represents one of the largest chromium reserves in Turkey having an estimated reserve of 200 million tonnes of chromium ore, which contains 10.84 million tonnes of chromium metal at its grading of 5.42%.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aras MTA. 2010. eurogeosurveys.org. 2010-10-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20101122032945/http://www.eurogeosurveys.org/assets/files/news/2008/February/presentations-session3/Aras%20MTA%20present.pdf. 2010-11-22. dead.