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by **Nikitas** » Thu May 28, 2015 5:52 pm

According to press reports today May 28, there are exploitable gold and copper deposits around occupied Lefka.

So, are we going to be offered an "equitable" share of these resources along lines similar to those put forth for the natural gas finds in the south?

I am impatient to hear the offers.

by **umit07** » Thu May 28, 2015 6:58 pm

The gold/copper deposits around Lefke were depleted long ago. I cannot find any reference this within the TC press.

by **Lordo** » Thu May 28, 2015 11:28 pm

if there is such reserves under bbf they belong to the federal state and therefore the whole country but not till you sign on the dotted line boy...........................

by **Nikitas** » Fri May 29, 2015 1:13 am

We need to sign on the dotted line but the gas is subject to "equitable" sharing NOW. Typical.

The reports re the ore estimates were in Yeni Duzen. They put the copper deposits close to 3 million tons.

by **Lordo** » Fri May 29, 2015 2:07 am

Nikitas wrote:We need to sign on the dotted line but the gas is subject to "equitable" sharing NOW. Typical.

The reports re the ore estimates were in Yeni Duzen. They put the copper deposits close to 3 million tons.

no i never said that. i said you would never get it out unless you sign. on land it is another matter. in the sea within your 3 mile limit the same but outside is a different matter.

by **halil** » Fri May 29, 2015 11:58 am

umit07 wrote:The gold/copper deposits around Lefke were depleted long ago. I cannot find any reference this within the TC press.

Selam Umit,

here it is.

http://haberkibris.com/lefkede-iki-ayri ... 05-28.html

http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/ozel- ... asti/51921

by **Lordo** » Fri May 29, 2015 1:02 pm

halil wrote:
umit07 wrote:The gold/copper deposits around Lefke were depleted long ago. I cannot find any reference this within the TC press.

Selam Umit,

here it is.

http://haberkibris.com/lefkede-iki-ayri ... 05-28.html

http://www.yeniduzen.com/Haberler/ozel- ... asti/51921

thats at 3,635 pounds per tonne makes it just over 16 bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbillion pounds worth. take away 200 million needed to clean it and i suspect this will leave us more than the gas leaves you. the question is should we share or not, its only fair innit. as the federal is 50:50 perhaps the resources should be 50:50 too. Only just saying what is logical.

does anybody know how much gold reserve there is? halil?

by **Nikitas** » Fri May 29, 2015 2:46 pm

On land it is different, it would be!!!! So we share the marine resources of the south but need to make a special deal for mining resources in the north. I often wonder if people that express these opinion think of how they are perceived by others.

I love the translation of "equitable" to a 50-50 share, look up the word equitable, even Erdo was careful to stress the difference between "equitable" and "equal".

By the way, Cyprus has a 12 mile limit, and the EEZ is an extension of a state's territorial rights to the resources in the sea while leaving the rights of passage free. Legally there is nothing "different" about marine or land territorial rights.

Good that the copper is so valuable, you can keep the copper and let us worry about the gas. Open cast mining is so pretty, you will enhance the beauty of the landscape too.

by **Sotos** » Fri May 29, 2015 2:53 pm

you can keep the copper

What you mean is that they can STEAL the copper. The north part of Cyprus is illegally occupied, it doesn't belong to them. Any agreement on sharing should be 82% - 18%... and that should include land, coastline, gas, power and everything else.

by **B25** » Fri May 29, 2015 3:03 pm

Sotos wrote:
you can keep the copper

What you mean is that they can STEAL the copper. The north part of Cyprus is illegally occupied, it doesn't belong to them. Any agreement on sharing should be 82% - 18%... and that should include land, coastline, gas, power and everything else.

No Sotos, becaue as you know 1 Turk = 5 GCs. :lol: