Güleman Mines, Alacakaya, Alacakaya District, Elazığ Province, Turkeyi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Güleman Mines | Group of Mines (Active) |
| Alacakaya | Town |
| Alacakaya District | District |
| Elazığ Province | Province |
| Turkey | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 27' 23'' North , 39° 52' 30'' East
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Group of Mines (Active) - last checked 2024
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Other/historical names associated with this locality:
Guleman Mines
A chromium mine in chromite ore.
The first person to mention the chromium mine in Guleman was Russian geologist Chehechev. The mine around Guleman was discovered by Abdullah Hüsrev Guleman in 1915.
The mine started in 1936 and was funded by the now-defunct Turkish bank Etibank.
Etibank started to build houses, management buildings, and social facilities in the area of what is now Alacakaya. The unplanned settlement grew over time; Alacakaya merged with Guleman village and became a belde (town) in the ilçe (district) of Maden. In 1990, the town obtained the status of ilçe (district).
Until the creation of Etibank, mining in Turkey was funded by foreign private capitals. In the upcoming years, 64% of the chromium production in Turkey was done in Guleman.
While surface mining was done at the beginning of operations in Guleman, underground mining started after 1950 due to the decrease of ore on the surface. As of 2020, the production is done by underground mining except in a few small areas.
Produced 35,701 metric tons of ore in the 2nd quarter of 1947.
Produced 551,000 metric tonnes of ore in 2018.
Planned production in 2019 was 950,000 tonnes of ore.
The Guleman ore field is producing half of the chromium in Turkey.
The Gölalan ore field inside Guleman has 1.1 million tonnes of reserves at 54% Cr₂O₃.
The Kef ore field is the biggest operated chromium field in Turkey, with 6.5 million tonnes of reserves at 22-23% Cr₂O₃.
The first person to mention the chromium mine in Guleman was Russian geologist Chehechev. The mine around Guleman was discovered by Abdullah Hüsrev Guleman in 1915.
The mine started in 1936 and was funded by the now-defunct Turkish bank Etibank.
Etibank started to build houses, management buildings, and social facilities in the area of what is now Alacakaya. The unplanned settlement grew over time; Alacakaya merged with Guleman village and became a belde (town) in the ilçe (district) of Maden. In 1990, the town obtained the status of ilçe (district).
Until the creation of Etibank, mining in Turkey was funded by foreign private capitals. In the upcoming years, 64% of the chromium production in Turkey was done in Guleman.
While surface mining was done at the beginning of operations in Guleman, underground mining started after 1950 due to the decrease of ore on the surface. As of 2020, the production is done by underground mining except in a few small areas.
Produced 35,701 metric tons of ore in the 2nd quarter of 1947.
Produced 551,000 metric tonnes of ore in 2018.
Planned production in 2019 was 950,000 tonnes of ore.
The Guleman ore field is producing half of the chromium in Turkey.
The Gölalan ore field inside Guleman has 1.1 million tonnes of reserves at 54% Cr₂O₃.
The Kef ore field is the biggest operated chromium field in Turkey, with 6.5 million tonnes of reserves at 22-23% Cr₂O₃.
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This is a list of exploitable or exploited mineral commodities recorded from this region.Mineral List
Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities19 valid minerals.
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
| Group 1 - Elements | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ⓘ | Native Copper | 1.AA.05 | Cu |
| ⓘ | Awaruite | 1.AE.20 | Ni3Fe |
| Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
| ⓘ | Digenite | 2.BA.10 | Cu9S5 |
| ⓘ | Heazlewoodite | 2.BB.05 | Ni3S2 |
| ⓘ | Covellite | 2.CA.05a | CuS |
| ⓘ | Millerite | 2.CC.20 | NiS |
| ⓘ | Mackinawite | 2.CC.25 | FeS |
| Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
| ⓘ | Cuprite | 4.AA.10 | Cu2O |
| ⓘ | Tenorite | 4.AB.10 | CuO |
| ⓘ | Chromite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Cr3+2O4 |
| ⓘ | Magnesiochromite | 4.BB.05 | MgCr2O4 |
| Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
| ⓘ | Hydromagnesite ? | 5.DA.05 | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| ⓘ | Artinite | 5.DA.10 | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| ⓘ | Pyroaurite ? | 5.DA.50 | Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Group 9 - Silicates | |||
| ⓘ | Uvarovite | 9.AD.25 | Ca3Cr3+2(SiO4)3 |
| ⓘ | Enstatite | 9.DA.05 | Mg2Si2O6 |
| ⓘ | Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | var. Chrome-Tremolite | 9.DE.10 | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| ⓘ | Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | 9.EC.55 | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| ⓘ | Vakhrushevaite | 9.EC.55 | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Unclassified | |||
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| ⓘ | 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series' | - | |
| ⓘ | 'Serpentine Subgroup' | - | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
List of minerals for each chemical element
| H | Hydrogen | |
|---|---|---|
| H | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| H | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| H | ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| H | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| H | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| C | Carbon | |
| C | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| C | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| C | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | Oxygen | |
| O | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| O | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| O | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| O | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| O | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| O | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| O | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| O | ⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series | |
| O | ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| O | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| O | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | Magnesium | |
| Mg | ⓘ Artinite | Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Mg | ⓘ Hydromagnesite | Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Mg | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| Mg | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Mg | ⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series | |
| Mg | ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Mg | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | Aluminium | |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Al | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Al | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | Silicon | |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore | Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Enstatite | Mg2Si2O6 |
| Si | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Si | ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Si | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 |
| Si | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| S | Sulfur | |
| S | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| S | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| S | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| S | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| S | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ca | Calcium | |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite | ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Ca | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3 |
| Ca | ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite | ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2 |
| Cr | Chromium | |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore | Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8 |
| Cr | ⓘ Magnesiochromite | MgCr2O4 |
| Cr | ⓘ Uvarovite | Ca3Cr23+(SiO4)3 |
| Cr | ⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series | |
| Cr | ⓘ Vakhrushevaite | Mg5Cr(AlSi3O10)(OH)8 |
| Mn | Manganese | |
| Mn | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Fe | Iron | |
| Fe | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite | Fe2+Cr23+O4 |
| Fe | ⓘ Mackinawite | FeS |
| Fe | ⓘ Pyroaurite | Mg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O |
| Fe | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Fe | ⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series | |
| Ni | Nickel | |
| Ni | ⓘ Awaruite | Ni3Fe |
| Ni | ⓘ Heazlewoodite | Ni3S2 |
| Ni | ⓘ Millerite | NiS |
| Ni | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
| Cu | Copper | |
| Cu | ⓘ Covellite | CuS |
| Cu | ⓘ Cuprite | Cu2O |
| Cu | ⓘ Native Copper | Cu |
| Cu | ⓘ Digenite | Cu9S5 |
| Cu | ⓘ Tenorite | CuO |
| Zn | Zinc | |
| Zn | ⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite | D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn |
Other Databases
| Wikipedia: | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guleman_mine |
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| Wikidata ID: | Q97321089 |
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- Alacakaya District
- Alacakaya
- Alacakaya District
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Güleman Mines, Alacakaya, Alacakaya District, Elazığ Province, Turkey