Aladağ mine

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Aladağ mine
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Aladağ mine
Location in Turkey
Location Aladağ
Province Adana
Country Turkey
Coordinates 37°32′47″N35°23′55″E / 37.54649°N 35.39873°E / 37.54649; 35.39873 Coordinates: 37°32′47″N35°23′55″E / 37.54649°N 35.39873°E / 37.54649; 35.39873
Production
Products Chromium ore
History
Opened 1973
Owner
Company Etibank

The Aladağ mine is a large chromium ore mine located at Adana Province in southern Turkey, 229 km (142 mi) south of the capital, Ankara. Aladağ represents one of the largest chromium reserves in Turkey having an estimated reserve of 200 million tonnes of chromium ore, which contains 10.84 million tonnes of chromium metal at its grading of 5.42%. [1]

Chromium Chemical element with atomic number 24

Chromium is a chemical element with symbol Cr and atomic number 24. It is the first element in group 6. It is a steely-grey, lustrous, hard and brittle transition metal. Chromium boasts a high usage rate as a metal that is able to be highly polished while resisting tarnishing. Chromium is also the main additive in stainless steel, a popular steel alloy due to its uncommonly high specular reflection. Simple polished chromium reflects almost 70% of the visible spectrum, with almost 90% of infrared light being reflected. The name of the element is derived from the Greek word χρῶμα, chrōma, meaning color, because many chromium compounds are intensely colored.

Mining The extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth

Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef or placer deposit. These deposits form a mineralized package that is of economic interest to the miner.

Adana Province Province of Turkey in Mediterranean

Adana Province, is a province of Turkey located in south-central Anatolia. With a population of 2.20 million, it is the sixth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 79% of the residents of the province. The province, geographically and as well as economically, is part of the Çukurova region together with Mersin, Osmaniye and Hatay provinces.

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