Çöpler mine
gold mine in Turkey
The Çöpler mine (Turkish: Çöpler Altın Madeni) is a gold mine located in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey. It is owned and operated by the Anagold Mining Inc., established in 2009. Explored in 1999, it is on an epithermal gold-silver-copper ore deposit, one of the largest in Turkey and in the world. The Çöpler mine started production in 2010.
Background
Following the exploration of the epithermal gold-silver-copper ore deposit in 1999 near the Çöpler village in the İliç district of Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey, the company Anagold Alacer Inc. was founded by the American Alacer Gold Corp. and the Turkish Lidya Mining Co., a subsidiary of the Çalık Holding in an 80/20-share basis. The construction works in the mine called Çöpler began in 2009. Gold production started by December 2010. In 2008, the mining project received approval for the Environmental impact assessment (EIA).
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