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⇱ Güleman Mines, Alacakaya, Alacakaya District, Elazığ Province, Turkey

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Güleman Mines, Alacakaya, Alacakaya District, Elazığ Province, Turkeyi
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Güleman MinesGroup of Mines (Active)
AlacakayaTown
Alacakaya DistrictDistrict
Elazığ ProvinceProvince
TurkeyCountry

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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
38° 27' 23'' North , 39° 52' 30'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Group of Mines (Active) - last checked 2024
Nearest Settlements:
PlacePopulationDistance
Dicle13,017 (2015)19.3km
Ergani52,684 (2015)23.4km
Arıcak5,168 (2015)24.8km
Palu11,271 (2015)26.4km
Eğil4,820 (2015)28.1km
Mindat Locality ID:
28108
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:28108:8
GUID (UUID V4):
0
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 settling 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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Commodity List

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-localities

18 valid minerals.

Detailed Mineral List:

ⓘ Artinite
Formula: Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
References:
Erik vercammen finds and collectionIdentified by Erik Vercammen: Visual Identification
ⓘ Awaruite
Formula: Ni3Fe
ⓘ Chromite
Formula: Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘ 'Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series'
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore
Formula: Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
ⓘ Covellite
Formula: CuS
ⓘ Cuprite
Formula: Cu2O
ⓘ Digenite
Formula: Cu9S5
ⓘ Enstatite
Formula: Mg2Si2O6
ⓘ Heazlewoodite
Formula: Ni3S2
ⓘ Hydromagnesite ?
Formula: Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
References:
Erik vercammen finds and collectionIdentified by Erik Vercammen: Visual Identification
ⓘ Mackinawite
Formula: FeS
ⓘ Magnesiochromite
Formula: MgCr2O4
References:
Pavel M. Kartashov - look https://www.mindat.org/mesg-821658.htmlIdentified by Pavel Kartashov: Inferred (explain how)
ⓘ Millerite
Formula: NiS
ⓘ Native Copper
Formula: Cu
ⓘ Pyroaurite ?
Formula: Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
References:
Erik vercammen finds and collectionIdentified by Erik Vercammen: Visual Identification
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4
ⓘ 'Serpentine Subgroup var. Bastite'
Formula: D3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
ⓘ Tenorite
Formula: CuO
ⓘ Tremolite
Formula: ◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite
Formula: ◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘ Uvarovite
Formula: Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3

Gallery:

Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3ⓘ Uvarovite

List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 1 - Elements
ⓘNative Copper1.AA.05Cu
ⓘAwaruite1.AE.20Ni3Fe
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘDigenite2.BA.10Cu9S5
ⓘHeazlewoodite2.BB.05Ni3S2
ⓘCovellite2.CA.05aCuS
ⓘMillerite2.CC.20NiS
ⓘMackinawite2.CC.25FeS
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides
ⓘCuprite4.AA.10Cu2O
ⓘTenorite4.AB.10CuO
ⓘChromite4.BB.05Fe2+Cr3+2O4
ⓘMagnesiochromite4.BB.05MgCr2O4
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘHydromagnesite ?5.DA.05Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
ⓘArtinite5.DA.10Mg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
ⓘPyroaurite ?5.DA.50Mg6Fe3+2(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Group 9 - Silicates
ⓘUvarovite9.AD.25Ca3Cr2(SiO4)3
ⓘEnstatite9.DA.05Mg2Si2O6
ⓘTremolite9.DE.10◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘvar. Chrome-Tremolite9.DE.10◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
ⓘClinochlore9.EC.55Mg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
ⓘvar. Chromium-bearing Clinochlore9.EC.55Mg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(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

HHydrogen
Hⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Hⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Hⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Hⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Hⓘ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Hⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Hⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Hⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
CCarbon
Cⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Cⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Cⓘ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
OOxygen
Oⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Oⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Oⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Oⓘ CupriteCu2O
Oⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Oⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Oⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Oⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Oⓘ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Oⓘ TenoriteCuO
Oⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Oⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Oⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[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 SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
MgMagnesium
Mgⓘ ArtiniteMg2(CO3)(OH)2 · 3H2O
Mgⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Mgⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Mgⓘ HydromagnesiteMg5(CO3)4(OH)2 · 4H2O
Mgⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Mgⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Mgⓘ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Mgⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Mgⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Mgⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
Mgⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
AlAluminium
Alⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Alⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Alⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
SiSilicon
Siⓘ ClinochloreMg5Al(AlSi3O10)(OH)8
Siⓘ EnstatiteMg2Si2O6
Siⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Siⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Siⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Siⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
Siⓘ Serpentine SubgroupD3[Si2O5](OH)4
SSulfur
Sⓘ CovelliteCuS
Sⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Sⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Sⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Sⓘ MilleriteNiS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ Tremolite◻Ca2Mg5(Si8O22)(OH)2
Caⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Caⓘ Tremolite var. Chrome-Tremolite◻{Ca2}{Mg5}(Si8O22)(OH)2
CrChromium
Crⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Crⓘ Clinochlore var. Chromium-bearing ClinochloreMg5(Al,Cr)2Si3O10(OH)8
Crⓘ MagnesiochromiteMgCr2O4
Crⓘ UvaroviteCa3Cr2(SiO4)3
Crⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
MnManganese
Mnⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
FeIron
Feⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Feⓘ ChromiteFe2+Cr23+O4
Feⓘ MackinawiteFeS
Feⓘ PyroauriteMg6Fe23+(OH)16[CO3] · 4H2O
Feⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
Feⓘ Chromite-Magnesiochromite Series
NiNickel
Niⓘ AwaruiteNi3Fe
Niⓘ HeazlewooditeNi3S2
Niⓘ MilleriteNiS
Niⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn
CuCopper
Cuⓘ CovelliteCuS
Cuⓘ CupriteCu2O
Cuⓘ Native CopperCu
Cuⓘ DigeniteCu9S5
Cuⓘ TenoriteCuO
ZnZinc
Znⓘ Serpentine Subgroup var. BastiteD3[Si2O5](OH)4 D= Mg, Fe, Ni, Mn, Al, Zn

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Wikidata ID:Q97321089

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