Alkim’s New Project: Cayirhan Underground Sodium Sulphate Mine

Since 2003, we have been studying on the research and development works for the production of premium quality sodium sulphate from our underground glauberite mine at Cayırhan – Ankara. This mine of Alkim has 190 million tons of measured glauberite reserves, which is corresponding to 65 million tons of pure sodium sulphate.

Alkim has reached significant capacities at the lake operations and to reach larger production volumes, Alkim has decided to start-up the underground mine operations after  long R&D studies,  whereby a specific new technology will be applied for underground blasting of the glauberite. 

The construction and assemblage of our new plant that has the production capacity of 120.000 tons of sodium sulphate are completed. The execution of cold pressure tests for all sections were started as of 04.07.2011. Following that, operation and final balance tests regarding the sections and units are going to be executed. In the meantime, the due date and the programme will be fulfilled as it is expected and planned. Finally, expenditures made until today for our investment did not exceed the anticipated budget.

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