Karagedik Coal Mine

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Karagedik Coal Mine is an operating coal mine in Karagedik, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Türkiye.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Mine Name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Karagedik Coal Mine	Karagedik, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Türkiye	39.571975, 32.834472 (exact)

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Project Details

Table 2: Project status

Status	Status Detail	Opening Year	Closing Year
Operating	–	–	–

Table 3: Operation details

Note: The asterisk (*) signifies that the value is a GEM estimated figure.

Capacity (Mtpa)	Production (Mtpa)	Year of Production	Mine Type	Mining Method	Mine Size (km2)	Mine Depth (m)	Workforce Size
0.375	–	–	Surface	Open Pit	–	50*	193*

Table 4: Coal resources and destination

Total Reserves (Mt)	Year of Total Reserves Recorded	Total Resources (Mt)	Coalfield	Coal Type	Coal Grade	Primary Consumer/ Destination
17.975	–	–	–	Lignite	Thermal	–

Table 5: Ownership and parent company

Owner	Parent Company	Headquarters
Başkent Gölbaşı Madencilik A.Ş.	Anayurt Madencilik	Turkey

Note: The above section was automatically generated and is based on data from the GEM April 2024 Global Coal Mine Tracker dataset.

Background

Karagedik Coal Mine is a surface mine in Karagedik, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey, operated by Başkent Gölbaşı Madencilik A.Ş. and owned by Anayurt Kömür Madencilik. Karagedik Mine is operated by Başkent Gölbaşı Madencilik, a subsidiary of Anayurt Madencilik. Mine's capacity was increased from 0.25 million tons a year to 0.375 million tons a year in 2019. The mine has 18 million tons in proven reserves.

• Operator: Başkent Gölbaşı Madencilik

• Owner: Anayurt Madencilik

• Location: Karagedik, Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey

• Coordinates: 39.571975, 32.834472 (Exact)

• Status: Operating

• Capacity: 0.375 million tonnes per annum

• Total Reserves: 17,975,000 tons

• Mineable Reserves:

• Coal Type: Lignite

• Mine Type: Surfae

• Start Year:

• Source of Financing: Company

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