Turkey reports major gold discovery
The gold reserve s value is around $6 billion SAMAA | AFP - Posted: Dec 23, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago SAMAA | AFP Posted: Dec 23, 2020 | Last Updated: 3 months ago
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Turkey has discovered a major gold deposit holding an estimated 3.5 million ounces (99 tonnes) of the precious metal valued at around $6 billion, the Anadolu state news agency reported Tuesday.
The find in the midwestern town of Sogut was reported by Fahrettin Poyraz, who heads the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey and the Gubretas fertiliser production firm.
âWe are talking about a value close to six billion dollars,â Poyraz told Anadolu.
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Turkey has discovered a major gold deposit holding an estimated 3.5 million ounces (99 tonnes) of the precious metal valued at around $6 billion, the Anadolu state news agency reported Tuesday.
The find in the midwestern town of Sogut was reported by Fahrettin Poyraz, who heads the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey and the Gubretas fertiliser production firm. We are talking about a value close to six billion dollars, Poyraz told Anadolu. Within two years, we will extract the first gold and bring value to the Turkish economy.
Gubretas shares soared by nearly 10 percent on the Borsa Istanbul on the news.
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Turkey reports major gold discovery
Deposit holding an estimated 99 tonnes of the precious metal valued at around $6 billion
AFP
December 22, 2020
Turkey has discovered a major gold deposit holding an estimated 3.5 million ounces (99 tonnes) of the precious metal valued at around $6 billion, the
Anadolu state news agency reported on Tuesday.
The find in the midwestern town of Sogut was reported by Fahrettin Poyraz, who heads the Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey and the Gubretas fertiliser production firm. We are talking about a value close to six billion dollars, Poyraz told
Anadolu.
Gubretas shares soared by nearly 10 percent on the Borsa Istanbul on the news.