Mineral Research & Exploration General Directorate of Turkey

Turkey

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 (Turkish

Turkish language

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: Maden Tetkik ve Arama Genel Müdürlüğü, commonly known as MTA) is a scientific institution established in 14 June 1935 by Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources

Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (Turkey)

The Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for energy and natural resources related affairs in Turkey....

 .

MTA conducts geological

Geological survey

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 and geophysical

Geophysical survey

Geophysical survey is the systematic collection of geophysical data for spatial studies. Geophysical surveys may use a great variety of sensing instruments, and data may be collected from above or below the Earth's surface or from aerial or marine platforms. Geophysical surveys have many...

 surveys all around Turkey in order to explore natural resources, like ore deposits and energy raw materials. The institution has 6 divisions with many different analysis labs, 12 district offices and one training facility for geologist

Geologist

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s and geophysical engineers in Ankara

Ankara

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. Apart from focusing on fieldwork for mining

Mining

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 research, MTA also has remote sensing

Remote sensing

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 facilities since 1975. Remote sensing unit operates under MTA Geophysics Research Division and TUBITAK

TÜBITAK

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 has a cooperation since early 70's .

MTA publishes "Mineral Research & Exploration Bulletin" twice a year since 1936. Papers are published in English

English language

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 since 1950 and distributed worldwide.