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In addition to boron and lignite, Türkiye has considerable reserves of minerals such as marble,
trona, barite, chrome and magnesite. On the other hand, it is far from being self-sufficient parti-
cularly in the field of energy raw materials, especially in the fields of oil, natural gas and hard coal.
In addition, the fact that most of the available iron ores are of low grade and therefore cannot be
utilised increases the dependence on foreign sources for this type of minerals.

Table -7 Resource Quantities of Some Mines in Türkiye (2015-2023)

Mine Name Resource (tonnes) Tenor
Chromium 42,877,559 4.5 %-10.9 Cr O
2 3
Bentonite 1,360,000,000 Bleaching value: Classified as usable. good. very good.
Copper 1,770,000,000 0.12 %-1.63 %

Iron 567,000,000 8-51%
Zinc 693,000,000 0.36 %-21 %
Coal 21,730,000,000

Feldspar 5,870,047,297 3.52-10.58 % Na O+K O
2 2
Kaolinite 6,300,000 20 % Al O
2 3
Clay 13,601,402
Aluminium 25,235,894 18-33 % Al O 3
2
Nickel 636,000 0.15 % - 1.91% NH O
2 3
Trona 900,000,000 97 % Na CO
2 3
Trona/Thenardite 2,311,845,631 68.1 % Ave. NaCl

73% of the world boron reserve, 23% of the world feldspar reserve and 20% of the world bento-
nite reserve are located in Türkiye. Türkiye has an important place in soda production, especially
the facility established to operate the Beypazarı Trona Deposit, the second largest soda ash re-
serve in the world.

Table -8 Soda-Trona Production and Natural Stone Production (Ignimbrite, Marble, Travertine and Onyx Production)
(MAPEG, 2024)

Soda-Trona Production Natural Stone Production
Year
(tonnes) (tonnes)
2019 4,301,807 12,818,213
2020 14,612,653 13,422,392
2021 17,381,069 16,730,419

2022 17,626,419 16,861,581

In the researches conducted in Türkiye, it has been determined that there are up to 650
types of marble in colour and texture. According to current data, 40% of the world’s
marble reserves (approximately 5-6 billion m of marble) are found in Türkiye.
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