The first person to mention the chromium mine in Guleman was Russian geologist Chehechev.
Chromium in Turkey is mostly found in Guleman, Fethiye, Erzincan-Tokat, Eskişehir-Bursa and Niğde (Toros Mountains)-Mersin areas.
Until the creation of Etibank, mining in Turkey was made by foreign private capitals.
The unplanned settling grew over time, and then merged with Guleman village and became a belde inside the ilçe of Maden.
[4] The Gölalan field inside Guleman has 1,1 milyon tonnes of reserves, and is important with %54 Cr2O3 grade ratio.