Supply chain footprint — snapshot year 2025
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B boron |
65.7% | 3,000,000 tonnes per year | 1st | high | Turkey 2024e: 3,000 thousand metric tons refined borates (3,000,000 tonnes), up 20% from 2,500 thousand metric tons in 2… |
| Cr chromium |
17.0% | 8.0 million tonnes per year | 2nd | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Turkey 2024e = 8,000 thousand metric tons (slightly below 8,160 kt in 2023). Turkey is the second-l… |
| Na sodium |
3.2% | 9.0 million tonnes per year | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Turkey 2024e = 9,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Ba barium |
2.7% | 220,000 tonnes per year | 9th | high | Turkey 2024e: 220,000 tonnes (reported, up from 216,000 in 2023). Reserves revised 2024: 34,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Pb lead |
1.6% | 70,000 tonnes per year | 8th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Turkey 70 kt lead content 2024e (estimated; up from 68 kt in 2023). |
| Sb antimony |
1.6% | 1,600 tonnes per year | 7th | high | Turkey 2024e mine production: 1,600 metric tons. |
| Co cobalt |
1.0% | 2,700 tonnes per year | 5th | high | byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Ca calcium |
1.0% | 4.1 million tonnes per year | 9th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Turkey 2024e = 4,100 thousand metric tons. |
| Fe iron |
0.7% | 18.0 million tonnes per year | 14th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Turkey 2024e = 18,000 thousand metric tons. |
| Au gold |
0.7% | 23.0 tonnes per year | 30th | medium | Turkey 2024e: ~23 metric tons (range 22–25 t). Down from ~36 t in 2023 because SSR Mining's Çöpler mine was offline all … |
| Al aluminum |
0.7% | 3.2 million tonnes per year | 12th | high | |
| P phosphorus |
0.3% | 0.8 million tonnes per year | 23rd | high | Turkey 2024 estimate: 800 kt (down from 960 kt in 2023). |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fe iron |
1.9% | 35.0 million tonnes per year | 7th | high | |
| Se selenium |
1.0% | 50.0 tonnes per year | 9th | high | USGS MCS 2025 p.159: "Turkey … 50" metric tons 2024e (unchanged from 2023). Share = 50/3700 = 1.4%. byproduct of Cu, Pb, Zn |
| Al aluminum |
0.2% | 0.3 million tonnes per year | 30th | high |
| Element | Share % | Quantity | Global rank | Confidence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B boron |
87.5% | 950,000,000 tonnes | 1st | high | Turkey reserves: 950,000 thousand metric tons B₂O₃ (USGS MCS 2025), by far the largest in the world. Approximately 70% o… |
| Ba barium |
8.7% | 34,000,000 tonnes | 5th | high | Turkey reserves: 34,000 thousand metric tons. Revised 2024. |
| Sb antimony |
4.4% | 99,000 tonnes | 7th | high | Turkey reserves: 99,000 metric tons. |
| Cr chromium |
2.2% | 27,000,000 tonnes | 5th | high | USGS MCS 2025 table: Turkey reserves = 27,000 thousand metric tons gross weight. |
| Pb lead |
1.7% | 1,600,000 tonnes | 10th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Turkey 1,600 kt lead content reserves. |
| Co cobalt |
1.0% | 91,000 tonnes | 8th | high | byproduct of Cu, Ni |
| Al aluminum |
0.2% | 69,000,000 tonnes | 12th | high | |
| Fe iron |
0.1% | 150,000,000,000 tonnes | 14th | high | USGS MCS 2025: Turkey 150 million metric tons. |
| P phosphorus |
0.1% | 71,000,000 tonnes | 17th | high | Turkey: 71,000 thousand metric tons = 71 million metric tons. |