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Mardin mine
Location
Mardin mine is located in Turkey
Mardin mine
Mardin mine
LocationMardin
TownMardin Province
CountryTurkey
Coordinates37°30′55.08″N 40°30′5.04″E / 37.5153000°N 40.5014000°E / 37.5153000; 40.5014000[1]
Production
ProductsPhosphates
History
Opened1966
Owner
CompanyEtibank

The Mardin mine is a large mine in Mardin Province, in the south-east of Turkey, 743 km south-east of the capital, Ankara. Mardin represents one of the largest phosphates reserves in Turkey having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 11% P2O5.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Mazidag Open Pit Phosphate Mine". The Diggings. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Geochemical proximity indicators" (PDF). mta.gov.tr. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-10-02.