Attepe mine

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| place = Niğde

| subdivision_type = town

| state/province = Niğde Province

| country = Turkey

| owner = Etibank

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| products = Iron

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| opening year = 1960

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The Attepe mine is a large mine in the south of Turkey in Niğde Province {{Convert|269|km}} south of the capital, Ankara. Attepe represents the largest iron reserve in Turkey, having estimated reserves of 70 million tonnes of ore grading 40% iron.{{cite journal|doi=10.1016/j.gexplo.2010.04.001 |title=Trace and rare-earth element behaviors during alteration and mineralization in the Attepe iron deposits|year=2010 | volume=105|issue=3|journal=Journal of Geochemical Exploration|pages=51–74|last1=Küpeli|first1=Şuayip}} The 70 million tonnes of ore contains 28 million tonnes of iron metal.