Çöpler | |
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Coordinates: 39°25′34″N 38°31′19″E / 39.426°N 38.522°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Erzincan |
District | İliç |
Population (2022) | 289 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Çöpler is a village in the İliç District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. [1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Şikakî tribe and had a population of 289 in 2022. [2] [3]
In 1999, a gold-silver-copper ore deposit was explored near the village. The Çöpler mine started production of gold in 2010. [4] Mining accidents occurred in June 2022 when a leak in the cyanide pipeline polluted the environment, [5] and in February 2024 when a large mass (estimated at 10 million cubic metres) [6] of heap leach material slid down into the valley, and nine miners were trapped under the landslide. [7]
Çöpler | |
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Coordinates: 39°25′34″N 38°31′19″E / 39.426°N 38.522°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Erzincan |
District | İliç |
Population (2022) | 289 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Çöpler is a village in the İliç District of Erzincan Province in Turkey. [1] The village is populated by Kurds of the Şikakî tribe and had a population of 289 in 2022. [2] [3]
In 1999, a gold-silver-copper ore deposit was explored near the village. The Çöpler mine started production of gold in 2010. [4] Mining accidents occurred in June 2022 when a leak in the cyanide pipeline polluted the environment, [5] and in February 2024 when a large mass (estimated at 10 million cubic metres) [6] of heap leach material slid down into the valley, and nine miners were trapped under the landslide. [7]