The Bigadiç mine is a large boron ore mine located at Balıkesir Province in western Turkey. Bigadiç represents one of the largest boron reserves in Turkey, with an estimated reserve of 623.5 million tonnes of ore grading 30% boron.[1]

Bigadiç mine
Location
LocationBigadiç
ProvinceBalıkesir
CountryTurkey
Production
ProductsBoron
Bigadic Borate Mining area geologic cross section

References edit

  1. ^ "Mining in Turkey" (PDF). economy.gov.tr. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2013-07-03.