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Turkey gets higher in gold production

Mehmet Yılmaz, Chairman of the Board of TÜPRAG, made a statement as follows: "Our country has a rich underground potential, as a matter of fact, the 3.5 million ounce gold resource found in Söğüt has reinforced this discourse."

Turkey gets higher in gold production

Mehmet Yılmaz, Chairman of the Board of Directors of TÜPRAG and Chairman of the Gold Miners Association, stated that Turkey has a rich underground potential and said, “As a matter of fact, the 3.5 million-ounce gold resource identified in Söğüt has also reinforced this discourse. We are very pleased with the contribution of our own resources to the economy. Turkey has made a leap in gold production in 20 years.' he said.

Turkey gained great momentum in gold mining with the opening of the Söğüt gold mine facility in the first month of 2023.

According to the TÜPRAG statement, Turkey gained a great momentum in gold mining with the opening of the Söğüt gold mine facility in the first month of 2023. With the 3.5 million ounce gold resource found in the mining area in Bilecik's Söğüt district, the mining industry brightened up.

Turkey, which has 2% of the world's gold reserves in terms of gold deposits, also ranks 8th in the world in terms of mineral diversity, having 70% of the world's 90 kinds of natural resources.

Mehmet Yılmaz stated that Turkey is going through an important process in the field of mining and said, “Our country has a rich underground potential, as a matter of fact, the 3.5 million-ounce gold resource identified has reinforced this discourse. We are very pleased with the contribution of our own resources to the economy. Turkey has made a leap in gold production in 20 years.' 

Stating that Turkey has become one of the important gold producer actors in its region, Yılmaz emphasized that they have undertaken an important mission to increase their gold production capacity.

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