Çayeli Bakır İşletmeleri has been operating in the district of Çayeli and the town of Madenli in the Rize province since 1994. Çayeli Bakır, which produces copper and zinc ore, has the capacity to produce 1.1 million tons of ore annually. Providing about one third of Turkey’s copper mine demand, Çayeli Bakır ranks 39th among Turkey’s top taxpayers in 2016 with 83.1 million TL in taxes. As of 2016, the company is in the second place in the mining sector with 103 million dollars in export.

History

2018	Çayeli Bakır İşletmeleri has become the first private mining company to receive the Authorised Economic Operator Certificate, issued by the Ministry of Customs and Trade.
2016	ÇBİ Analysis Laboratory started to provide services to the outside of the company by receiving the accreditation certificate given by the Turkish Accreditation Agency.
2015	Çayeli Bakır was deemed worthy of this award for the first time outside of Canada at the Leadership Awards for Sustainable Mining in the Mining Association of Canada (MAC).
2015	We worked 578 days without lost-time injury.
2014	Annual production reached 1.3 million.
2013	The company became the export champion of the mining sector.
2013	The company celebrated its 30th year.
2013	First Quantum Minerals bought out the Inmet Mining shares.
2012	The company became the export champion of the mining sector.
2011	Annual production reached 1.2 million.
2009	Çayeli Bakır took its place among the giants in Turkey’s tax record breakers.
2007	The record was broken with over 1 million tons in production in a year. Today Çayeli Bakır is proud to be Turkey’s largest metal mining operation.
2004	Çayeli Bakır became a one hundred percent Inmet Mining Company.
1994	Concentrated production began.
1992	Investments and building work began at Çayeli Bakır for mine development.
1989	Phelps Dodge sold its shares to Metall Madencilik, which was called Inmet Mining later.
1983	Çayeli Bakır İşletmeleri A.Ş. was founded.
1967-1975	MTA (Mineral Research and Exploration) drilling and exploration.