Çöpler, İliç

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]

Çöpler
Village
Çöpler
Location in Turkey
Coordinates: 39.426°N 38.522°E / 39.426; 38.522
CountryTurkey
ProvinceErzincan
Districtİliç
Population
 (2022)
289
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Mining

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]

References
  1. Köy, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
  2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. Memiş, Bahar (2013). Erzincan İliç ilçesinin Çöpler köyü maden işletmesinin neden olduğu yeniden yerleşim uygulamasının sosyal antropolojik açıdan incelenmesi (Thesis) (in Turkish). p. 26.
  4. "Çöpler Altın Madeni" (in Turkish). Kşidya Madencilik. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  5. "Erzincan'da tonlarca toprak 9 işçiyi yuttu! Haziranda kapatıldı, Eylülde açıldı". Milliyet (in Turkish). 14 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
  6. Armstrong, Kathryn (14 February 2024). "Turkey mine: 'Race against time' to free workers after landslide". BBC News. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
  7. Vock, Ido (13 February 2024). "Turkey gold mine: Nine workers missing after landslide". BBC News. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
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