Turkey Coal Mining Market Overview and Forecast to 2020

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Main Title
Market Research Report 
Coal Mining in Turkey to 2020
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Synopsis The 'Coal Mining in Turkey to 2020'
report comprehensively covers the countrys
historical and forecast data on coal production
by grade and type, reserves, consumption by type
and trade to 2020. The trade section provides
information on imports from source. The report
also includes drivers and restraints affecting
the industry, profiles of major coal mining
companies, information on the major active,
exploration and development projects and
regulations governing the coal mining industry.
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Report OverviewTurkey has 60 different types
of minerals and is among the worlds 10 leading
countries in terms of mineral variety. Its coal
industry produced 79.3 million metric tons (Mt)
in 2013, a decrease of 7.9 over 2012. Around 40
of Turkey's lignite reserves are located in the
AfSin-Elbistan basin of southeast Anatolia, while
hard coal is mined only in one location the
Zonguldak basin of northwest Turkey. Scope
The report contains an overview of Turkey's
coal mining industry together with the key growth
factors and restraints affecting the industry.
Further, it provides information about
reserves, production, prices, consumption, trade,
competitive landscape, major active and the
mining fiscal regime of the country.
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Key Highlights Around 40 of Turkey's
lignite reserves are located in the
AfSin-Elbistan basin of southeast Anatolia, while
hard coal is mined only in one location the
Zonguldak basin of northwest Turkey.  During
20002012, domestic coal consumption increased
substantially, mainly due to the rising demand
for power.   According to the Ministry of
Energy and Natural Resources, total potential
coal reserves in the country were 15.4 billion
tons (bt) in 2013 and exploration activities
resulted in an increase in lignite reserves from
8.3bt in 2013 to 14.1bt in January 2014, an
increase of 5.8bt.  The reserves are of low
heating value of 1,000 to 1,500 kilocalories per
kilogram (kcal/kg) and low-calorific value
lignite (below 2,000kcal/kg) accounts for
approximately 70 of the countrys lignite
reserves. 
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