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CHP MP Deniz Yavuzyılmaz shares new documents regarding the İliç mining disaster

CHP Deputy Chairman responsible for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Zonguldak MP Deniz Yavuzyılmaz has shared an important document regarding the mining disaster in İliç, Erzincan. According to the document shared by Yavuzyılmaz, another company also brought and piled its oxide ores onto the heap leach pad at the Çöpler Mine, which was overloaded and suffered a landslide. However, it was noted that the owner of this company, named Kartaltepe A.Ş., is the same as the other company.

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CHP Deputy Chairman responsible for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources and Zonguldak MP Deniz Yavuzyılmaz, shared an important document regarding the mining disaster in İliç, Erzincan.

According to the post Yavuzyılmaz made on his X account, another company also brought and piled its oxide ores onto the heap leach pad at the Çöpler Mine, which was overloaded and suffered a landslide. However, it was discovered that the owner of this company, named Kartaltepe A.Ş., is the same as the other company. 

Yavuzyılmaz's post is as follows:

"We have determined that a company named Kartaltepe A.Ş. also brought and piled oxide ores extracted from the 'Çakmaktepe mine' onto the heap leach pad at the 'Çöpler mine', operated by Anagold in İliç, which was overloaded and suffered a landslide.

As a result:

There is production pressure from not one, but two companies at this mining facility!

The owners of the companies creating this production pressure are also the same!

80% SSR Mining and 20% Lidya Mining (affiliated with the Çalık Group)

The result is a disaster!


Source: Kartaltepe A.Ş. 2nd Capacity Increase Project Final EIA Report"

We have determined that a company named Kartaltepe A.Ş. also brought and piled oxide ores extracted from the 'Çakmaktepe mine' onto the heap leach pad at the 'Çöpler mine', operated by Anagold in İliç, which was overloaded and suffered a landslide.