Attepe mine

Attepe mine
Location
Location	Niğde
town	Niğde Province
Country	Turkey
Production
Products	Iron
History
Opened	1960
Owner
Company	Etibank

The Attepe mine is a large mine in the south of Turkey in Niğde Province 269 kilometres (167 mi) south of the capital, Ankara. Attepe represents the largest iron reserve in Turkey having estimated reserves of 70 million tonnes of ore grading 40% iron.[1] The 70 million tonnes of ore contains 28 million tonnes of iron metal.[1]

References

Küpeli, Şuayip (2010). "Trace and rare-earth element behaviors during alteration and mineralization in the Attepe iron deposits". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 105 (3): 51–74. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.001.

External links

Official site

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[Iacobeni-1] Küpeli, Şuayip (2010). "Trace and rare-earth element behaviors during alteration and mineralization in the Attepe iron deposits". Journal of Geochemical Exploration. 105 (3): 51–74. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.001.