“The size of 19 thousand soccer fields”

In the post made by the Kazdağları Brotherhood, he revealed how close the mining projects in Kazdağları are to each other. In the post, “There is something we see when we look at this map; They want the Kazdağları region to be systematically destroyed.

Map shared by the Kazdağları Brotherhood to show the proximity of the mines

Those on the map are only 4 of the dozens of mining projects in Kazdağları. Pay attention to the distances between projects and the area it covers. “We cannot imagine their cumulative effects, even when the damage they will cause alone is so great.”

THE SIZE OF 19 THOUSAND FOOTBALL FIELDS

With the Halilağa Copper Mine Project, a mining area the size of 19 thousand football fields will be created in the participation of the Brotherhood of Kazdağları, with the Halilağa Copper Mine Project located in the center of the mine Kirazlı Gold Mountain in Kazdağları and Ağı Gold Mountain. Mine will produce a mining area the size of 19 thousand soccer fields in the region. “Don’t approve of this project where hundreds of thousands of trees will be cut down and the ecosystem destroyed.”

79 PERCENT LICENSED

The TEMA Foundation, which announced a report in recent months, revealed that 79 percent of the Kaz Mountains are licensed for mines. According to the foundation, most forests, protected areas and national parks are licensed for mining activities.

According to the General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs (MAPEG), the foundation stated that there is a total area of ​​license of 1,294,335 hectares in the mountains. According to the report, the area is divided into 1,634 licenses in the bidding, exploration and operation phases.