Regulation on the Tendering of Mining Fields
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This 2026 Turkish regulation establishes detailed procedures for tendering mining exploration and operation licenses. It covers all mineral groups except Group I(a), requiring bids through an electronic system or physical sealed envelopes. The General Directorate of Mining and Petroleum Affairs can initiate tenders for vacant areas, cancelled licenses, expired rights, or small parcels between existing concessions. Tenders begin with closed bids; if multiple valid offers exceed 50% of the arithmetic average, an open auction follows. Special rules allow direct assignment without tender for tiny adjacent parcels owned by the same party upon payment of base fees.
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Key Changes
- Closed bids followed by open auction if multiple valid offers exceed 50% of arithmetic average of bids
- General Directorate may tender vacant areas, cancelled or expired licenses without request
- Small parcels (<100m distance or too small for standalone operation) between existing licenses can be assigned directly or via limited tender
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What this law requires
Submit mining field tendering requests through the electronic system with specification of access number or map coordinates, mining group, and deposit of operation license base fee
Conduct tenders for all mineral groups except Group I(a) using either electronic bidding system or physical sealed envelopes
Proceed to open auction if multiple valid bids exceed 50% of the arithmetic average of closed bid offers
Allow direct assignment without tender for small adjacent parcels (less than 100 meters distance or too small for independent mining) between existing concessions owned by the same party upon payment of operation license base fee and base auction fee
Deposit operation license base fee and base auction fee within 13 days of notification for direct assignment of small adjacent parcels; failure to deposit results in request rejection