Murgul mine

Murgul mine
Location
Location Murgul
town Artvin Province
Country Turkey
Production
Products Copper
History
Opened 1951
Owner
Company Etibank

The Murgul mine is a large mine in the east of Turkey in Artvin Province 465 km east of the capital, Ankara. Murgul represents one of the largest copper reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 40 million tonnes of ore grading 1.25% copper.[1] The 40 million tonnes of ore contains 500,000 tonnes of copper metal.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Geochemical proximity indicators" (PDF). jeotermal.sdu.edu.tr. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-02.

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