Metallic Metals Symposium

28 Mayıs - 30 Mayıs 2025

The symposium was organized by TMMOB Chamber of Mining Engineers Adana Branch and Çukurova University Department of Mining Engineering between 28 May - 30 May 2025 at Çukurova University, Mithat Özsan Amphitheater. The symposium, chaired by Dr. Mahmut ALTINER, attracted attention by bringing together the public, metal miners and academicians.

Within the scope of the event; “Future Strategies of the Chromium Industry” and “Social Impact and Public Perception in Mining” panels attracted attention. In the chromium panel; Mr. Bülent AKSU, President of KROMDER and General Manager of AKSU, Ms. Şeyda ÇAĞLAYAN, General Manager of TÜRK MAADİN, Mr. Mehmet ÖZYURT, Deputy General Manager of BİLFER, Mr. Selçuk ÜNAL and Mr. Mustafa BOYRAZ expressed their views under the moderation of Mr. Atila MENEVİŞ. The moderator of the social perception panel was Mr. Mehmet YILMAZ from Chamber of Mining Engineers Adana Branch. Mr. Fatih PEKDEMİR, Deputy General Manager of MAPEG, Mr. Ali EMIROGLU, former President of TMD and Mr. Melik Zafer YILDIZ from Çayeli Bakır spoke on the subject.

On the first day of the symposium, the presentations of Prof. Dr. Sabri ÇELİK from ITU on “Current Potential and Future Scenarios of Lithium” and Muhterem KÖSE on “Turkey's Green Energy Future” attracted attention.

On the second day on May 29, 2025; Mr. Selçuk BOSTANCI's “Investigation of Rehabilitation Activities in Gold Mine Operations within the Scope of TÜRMES Project”, Mr. Halim DEMİRKAN's “UMREK and Metal Mining”, Ahmet İBUK's “Future of Mining Engineering”, Mr. Muzaffer ÖZOKTAY's “Parameters Used in Chromite Exploration”, Mr. Serdar KESKİN's “An Example of Chromite Mineralization in the Tavşanlı/Dağardı Ophiolite Developed in the Subduction Zone”, Mr. Adnan CEYLAN's “Investigation of the Reagents Effect on the Chalcopyrite Flotation in Two Different Plants”, Mr. Murat İŞCAN's “Dewatering in Metal Mining and Post Mining Activities” were some of the presentations.