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Minerals from Türkiye

Around 70 types of mines are found in Türkiye. According to MTA data, our country is ranked 28th among 132 countries in the world in terms of total mine production value and is ranked 10th in terms of mineral diversity.

Boron minerals are placed at the top among the mineral reserves in Türkiye and constitute 72% of the world’s reserves.


Variety of Minerals

Besides boron, Türkiye is quite rich in trona (natural soda ash), rock salt, sodium sulfate, perlite, pumice, feldspar, bentonite, barite, magnesite, gypsum, strontium salts, zeolite, sepiolite, marble, and natural stone.

It has quartz, quartzite, sandstone as industrial raw materials, and raw materials used for energy like coal and metallic minerals such as bauxite and chrome are the rich resources our country consists has as its main minerals. Türkiye can be considered to be among the few countries that are self-sufficient in terms of mineral resources and diversity.

Product Types

Ferro Alloys
Industrial Minerals
Metallic Minerals
Others

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In order to meet the needs of the industry resources allocated to mining, raw materials used for energy, and geothermal resource exploration investments have been significantly increased.

Türkiye is the number one gold-producing country among the countries of the EU and is in the top 11 in the World Gold Reserve rankings.

The country has a highly qualified workforce. Experienced and knowledgeable employees achieve tasks within a reasonable time.

Geographic advantages help with exporting at a low cost.

Thanks to Türkiye's unique geopolitical position, products can be easily exported around the world.