| Chromite:
Turkey has been one of the major chromite and chromite concentrate
producing and exporting countries. Chromite is found almost
throughout Turkey. Turkish chromite is known to be the best quality
for metallurgy.
Copper: In Turkey,
the Black Sea Copper Works (KBI) is the sole producer of copper. Ore
production is 3.4 million tons and blister copper production is
50,000 tons, boosted by recent technological improvements at KBI.
Lead and Zinc: Lead
and zinc deposits in Turkey are mainly distributed around the Biga
Region where there are more than 200 known lead, zinc and copper
deposits. Zinc metal has been produced mainly from Etibank's Kayseri
based Cinkur plant.
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