Çöpler mine disaster
2024 collapse of a gold mine leach tip in Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 13 February 2024, at the Çöpler Gold Mine in Erzincan Province, eastern Turkey, a mass of heap leach material collapsed, trapping a group of nine miners as it slid toward a creek.
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Native name | 2024 Çöpler Altın Madeni faciası |
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Date | 13 February 2024; 3 months ago (2024-02-13) |
Time | 14:28 (TRT) |
Location | Çöpler Gold Mine, Çöpler, İliç, Erzincan Province, Turkey |
Coordinates | 39.426°N 38.522°E / 39.426; 38.522 |
Cause | Landslide |
Missing | 9 |
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