Öncü Madencilik was founded in Eskişehir in 1994. Regular extraction began in 2006, and in 2016 the company concentrated entirely on mining.
Today we work our own licensed deposits in the Eskişehir basin and supply magnesite to the Turkish ceramic industry, including most of the country's largest tile manufacturers, as well as to export markets. We sell as the producer, without intermediaries.
Natural magnesite (MgCO3) in raw, uncalcined form. A silicate-bearing grade whose behaviour in a ceramic body differs from refractory-grade magnesite, and is better suited to it.
In a tile body, magnesite works as a secondary flux alongside feldspar. It lowers the peak firing temperature, raises mechanical strength and reduces water absorption. Because it acts strongly, it is used in small proportions, and the effect on gas consumption per fired tonne is direct. Dosage is set by the producer's own formulation.
Published work on magnesium-bearing fluxes reports reductions in sintering peak of the order of 50 °C at optimum dosage.
Increases in green, dry and fired bending strength are reported for magnesite additions in wall and floor tile bodies.
Denser vitrification at the same firing cycle, with firing shrinkage kept within standard once dosage is controlled.
| Oxide | Mass % |
|---|---|
| MgO | 42.93 |
| SiO2 | 5.09 |
| CaO | 1.40 |
| Al2O3 | 1.22 |
| Fe2O3 | 0.32 |
| Loss on ignition | 48.65 |
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Main phase (XRD) | Magnesite |
| Secondary phase | Enstatite |
| Free quartz | not detected |
| Moisture, 110 °C | seasonal |
| Form supplied | raw, uncalcined |
| HS code | 2519.10 |
Buyers of ceramic-grade magnesite watch two impurities above all: free quartz, which causes pinholing in glaze, and dolomite, which brings unwanted CaO into the body.
X-ray diffraction identifies our secondary phase as enstatite, a calcium-magnesium silicate, not free quartz. At 1.40% CaO the dolomite content is minimal.
All figures are taken from reports issued by SAM, Seramik Araştırma Merkezi A.Ş., the ceramic research centre affiliated with Eskişehir Technical University. A certificate of analysis accompanies each shipment.
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| Licensed area | 860 ha |
| Estimated reserve | 2,200,000 t |
| Method | Open pit |
The deposit our ceramic-grade material comes from. Worked without drilling or blasting and shipped raw.
| Licensed area | 850 ha |
| Estimated reserve | 2,150,000 t |
| Plant | Crush, screen, sort |
Our second deposit, processed through jaw crushers, screens, a washing drum and magnetic separators.
Most of Turkey's large tile manufacturers are among our customers. Turkey is the world's fourth-largest ceramic tile producer, and these plants run the same body formulations, on the same equipment, as their European counterparts.
Our first European shipment went to a major Spanish tile producer in May 2022, FOB Gemlik, bulk and uncrushed. Until now our material has reached export markets through intermediaries. From 2026 export sales are handled in-house, which means the buyer deals directly with the company that owns the deposit.
Samples are supplied on request, accompanied by full laboratory analysis. Tell us the requirement of your body formulation and we will respond with specification and terms.
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İstiklal Mh. Reşadiye Cad. No: 8
Yelkovan İş Merkezi, Kat 2 / No 112
Eskişehir, Türkiye
Operations in Odunpazarı district. Loading port: Gemlik.