Published on Duvar, June 27, 2022:
The pipe carrying the cyanide used in the Anagold gold mine, a partnership of Canada and Çalık Holding, exploded in Ilic, Erzincan. 20 tons of cyanide water mixed with the İliç Dam built on the Euphrates River… After it was revealed that the cyanide pipe of the gold mine exploded and the cyanide was released into nature; the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry charged the operator an administrative fine of 16.4 million Turkish Liras.
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Anagold Madencilik, which operates a gold mine in the eastern province of Erzincan, on June 27 confirmed reports of a cyanide leak from their mine site.
The company claimed that the amount of cyanide spilled was 8 kilograms and it was “cleaned immediately.”
“The total amount of cyanide in the spillage at the mine site is approximately 8 kg. Unfounded claims that circulated on social media that there are tons that spilled and that [the spill] was affecting the Euphrates River are completely wrong,” it said in a statement.
After it was revealed that the cyanide pipe of the gold mine exploded and the cyanide was released into nature; the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry charged the operator an administrative fine of 16.4 million Turkish Liras.
The Erzincan Governor’s Office also announced that the leak did not affect the Euphrates River.
A chief public prosecutor’s office opened an investigation into the operator on charges of “contaminating the environment by negligence.”
Further reading:
The exploding cyanide pipe of the gold mine in Ilic, Erzincan, flowed into the Euphrates River
16.4 million lira fine for gold mine causing environmental pollution in Erzincan
Penalty for Cyanide Leaking Mine in Erzincan Announced
