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]