As part of the Vocational Training in Enterprise (VTE) course, hands-on training was held on 02.10.2026 at the İltaş Mining facilities and mine site in Burdur. With the participation of Sevim ÖZBEY and Hasan YILDIRIM, Engineers of the Permits and Easements Branch Directorate of the Isparta Regional Directorate of Forestry, Oğuz AKKUŞ, Map Technician, and Ender DEMİRALAY, Cadastre Chief of the Burdur Forest Enterprise Directorate, students were informed about permit applications for mining activities in forest areas, file and map checks, site inspections, and site handover procedures. Emphasis was placed on determining the coordinates and boundaries of permitted areas in the field, installing warning signs, site inspections, and monitoring for area overruns. It was also explained how mapping software and drone imagery are used in inspections.
In the continuation of the program, topsoil storage and waste rock areas were examined, and rehabilitation work carried out after mining activities was discussed. Students were informed about slope reclamation, benching, topsoil spreading, revegetation, and monitoring of rehabilitated sites, and were introduced to marble production methods and the properties and areas of use of Burdur Beige marble. In this way, our students had the opportunity to examine on site the field applications of permit and easement procedures, as well as the work aimed at returning areas to nature after mining activities. We thank the staff of the Isparta Regional Directorate of Forestry and the officials of İltaş Mining who contributed to the training, for sharing their knowledge and experience with our students.
