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Iron Ore Mines in Turkey
Turkey has 15 iron ore mines mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 10th-largest fleet of the 70 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 15 operating. The largest is Ermaden Hasancelebi Mine.
The largest owner-operators are Erdemir Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS (3), Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ (3) and Ozkoyuncu Madencilik Metalurji Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret SA (3) — Erdemir Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS alone is named on 20% of them. Half of Turkey's iron ore mines in service predate 1983 (median commissioning year of the 12 with a known date), 2 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Ozkoyuncu Karamadazi Mine, dating from 1949. They account for 4% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Largest iron ore mines in Turkey
Who owns Turkey's iron ore mines
- Erdemir Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS3 20%
- Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ3 20%
- Ozkoyuncu Madencilik Metalurji Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret SA3 20%
- Demir Export AŞ2 13%
- Koç Holding AŞ2 13%
- Aksu Mining Industry and Electricity Production Trade Inc1 7%
- Dimin Madencilik1 7%
- Güncem Madencilik1 7%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1940s1
- 1950s2
- 1960s2
- 1970s1
- 1980s1
- 2000s3
- 2010s1
- 2020s1
Median commissioning year 1983 · oldest Ozkoyuncu Karamadazi Mine (1949) · newest Ermaden Bingol-Avnik Mine (2021) · 12 of 15 carry a start date
How Turkey compares · iron ore mines by country
- 1. India248
- 7. Malaysia18
- 8. Mongolia17
- 9. Ukraine16
- 10. Turkey15
- 11. South Africa14
- 12. Iran12
- 13. Canada11
Frequently asked
- How many iron ore mines are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 15 iron ore mines in Turkey — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 10th-largest national fleet of the 70 countries with any.
- What is the largest iron ore mine in Turkey?
- Ermaden Hasancelebi Mine, operated by Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ, unknown.
- Who owns the iron ore mines in Turkey?
- Erdemir Madencilik Sanayi ve Ticaret AS is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 15 (20%). Next are Eregli Demir ve Celik Fabrikalari AŞ (3), Ozkoyuncu Madencilik Metalurji Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret SA (3) and Demir Export AŞ (2).
- How old are Turkey's iron ore mines?
- The median commissioning year is 1983, across the 12 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Ozkoyuncu Karamadazi Mine (1949); 2 came online in the past ten years.