Energy Ministry’s General Directorate

Expert report finds Turkey’s mining directorate at fault for role in Ermenek mine disaster

An expert report prepared for the probe into the recent mine disaster in the Turkish town of Ermenek has found the Energy Ministry’s General Directorate of Mining (MİGEM) guilty of indirectly causing the accident, as it allowed the mine to be reopened although detected deficiencies were not remedied after an inspection in August.