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Mine in Tirebolu, Giresun Province, Turkey
Tirebolu mine
Location
LocationTirebolu
townGiresun Province
CountryTurkey
Production
ProductsCopper
History
Opened1966
Owner
CompanyEtibank

The Tirebolu mine is a large mine in the north of Turkey in Giresun Province, 517 km north of the country's capital, Ankara. Tirebolu represents one of the largest copper reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 8.6 million tonnes of ore grading 3% copper and 2% zinc. This translates to 260,000 tonnes of copper metal and 172,000 tonnes of zinc metal.

References

  1. ^ "Geochemical proximity indicators" (PDF). mta.gov.tr. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-02.

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Turkey Mineral resources of Turkey
Fuels
Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Lignite
Metallic materials
Gold
Silver
Iron
Copper
Chromium
Nickel
Bauxite
Manganese
Non-metallic materials
Boron
Phosphate
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