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Mining is documented in the "e-maden" computer system ("maden" means "mine" in Turkish). [47] Coal miners do not have the right to strike. [48] A company called Tarhan Maden has proposed a mine in the district of Tavşanlı in Kütahya Province. [49] Unions have complained of mines they say are unsafe, such as Kınık coal mine. [50]
Although some environmental pressures have been decoupled from economic growth, the environment still faces many threats, such as coal and diesel fuel emitting greenhouse gases and deadly fine particulate air pollution. [2] As of 2023 there is no fine particulate limit and coal in Turkey is subsidized. Some say the country is a pollution haven. [3]
The mine, a public property owned by TKI, was operated by the private sector company Soma Kömür İşletmeleri A.Ş. In May 2014 the Soma mine disaster took place in the mine, killing 301 people. In 2018 TKI retendered the operating licence. [4] Eynez 1 and 2 mines are now operated by Demir Export, a subsidiary of Koç Holding.
Gülşehir Salt Mine (Turkish: Gülşehir Tuz Madeni), officially named "Turkey 2023", [1] is an underground salt mine located at Tuzköy village in Gülşehir district of Nevşehir Province, Central Anatolia Region, Turkey. [2] The salt mine is located in the "Hacı Bektaş Salt Basin" about 27 km (17 mi) far from Nevşehir.
Calcite alabaster: The tomb of Tutankhamun (d. 1323 BC) contained a practical objet d’art, a cosmetics jar made of Egyptian alabaster, which features a lid surmounted by a lioness (goddess Bast). Alabaster is a mineral and a soft rock used for carvings and as a source of plaster powder.
Here are more answers to questions about money and currency in the world today. Which currency is the most valuable in the world? The most valuable currency in the world is the Kuwaiti Dinar (KWD ...
The South Aegean coal mines are lignite mines in Muğla Province in Turkey formerly all owned by Southern Aegean Lignite Enterprises, [1] but now some by YK Energy (so those sometimes known as Yenikoy Lignite Mines). They supply Kemerköy, Yeniköy and Yatağan power plants, such as Yatağan coal mine and Milas coal mine. [2] [3]
All operational coal-fired power stations over 50MW are listed below. Five plants were shut down at the end of 2019 to reduce air pollution, [1] leaving total installed capacity at about 17 GW, with 1.3 GW under construction. [2]