Çaldağ mine

The Çaldağ mine is a large mine in the west of Turkey in Manisa Province 232 km west of the capital, Ankara. Çaldağ represents the largest nickel reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 33.2 million tonnes of ore grading 1.13% nickel.[1] The 33.2 million tonnes of ore contains 375,000 tonnes of nickel metal.[1]

Çaldağ mine
Location
LocationTurgutlu
townManisa Province
CountryTurkey
Production
ProductsNickel
History
Opened2009
Owner
CompanyEuropean Nickel

References

  1. "The Çaldag mine - Turkey". European Nickel. 2010. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

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