Mining operations are set to begin at the Kuluncak iron ore mine in Eastern Turkey under a newly signed agreement between TurkPower ($TRKP) subsidiary Maksor and Austrian beneficiation plant manufacturer The Standard GmbH. (Beneficiation is the process whereby the mineral is separated from waste in extracted iron ore.)
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The first beneficiation plant will be a mobile one that should be up and running next month; the next one (that will allow for higher capacity) could be online as soon as this coming April. Standard's processes could increase the iron ore grade by up to 7%.