 Boron |
| Turkey and the USA are the world's largest producers of boron. Turkey has almost 72% of the world's boron potential and boron
reserves. The largest borax deposits are found in Central and Western Turkey including the provinces of Eskisehir, Kütahya
and Balikesir.
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| Calcium |
| In 2006, Turkey produced approx. 800 tonnes of fluorspar (CaF2). World production was around 5.5 million tonnes.
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| Turkey's production of gypsum (CaSO4.2H2O) in 2006 was approx. 250 thousand tonnes. World production of gypsum in 2006 was 142.5 millions tonnes.
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| Chromium |
| In 2006, Turkey produced 457893 tonnes of chromium ores and concentrates. Total worldwide production in 2006 was 19.2 million
tonnes.
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| Iron |
| Turkey's production of iron ore in 2006 was 3,251,968 tonnes. Total world production of iron ore in 2006 was 1.81 billion
tonnes.
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| Production of pig iron in Turkey in 2006 was 2.846 million tonnes. Total world production of pig iron in 2006 was 925.8 million
tonnes.
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| Nickel |
| Turkey's mine production of nickel in 2006 was 2600 tonnes. Worldwide mine production of nickel in 2006 was 1.526 million
tonnes.
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| Copper |
| In 2006, Turkey's production of copper by mining was approx. 30000 tonnes, total world production was 15.1 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, Turkey produced 105800 tonnes of refined copper, total production of refined copper was 17.2 million tonnes. |
| Strontium |
| In 2006, Turkey produced approx. 60000 tonnes of strontium minerals. |
| Barium |
| In 2006, Turkey produced approx. 71000 tonnes of barytes (BaSO4), the main source of barium. World production of barytes in 2006 was 8.8 million tonnes.
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| Gold |
| In 2006, Turkey's mine production of gold was 2.205 tonnes. Total amount of gold mined in 2006 was 2310 tonnes. |
| Lead |
| In 2006, Turkey produced 18000 tonnes of lead from mining. The total amount of lead mined in 2006 was 3.5 million tonnes. |
| In 2006, Turkey's production of refined lead was approx. 9000 tonnes. Total world production of refined lead in 2006 was 8
million tonnes.
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| Metallic lead beads have been found in Çatalhöyük dating back to 6400 B.C. |
