The Oltu ıcwn. which is settted in the north eastern part of âıe city center. is 125 km. fdrfrom Erzurum. Although it is a part of the Erzurum province as an administration, it takes ptace m the East Black Sea Region with its geographical settlement. Çoruh River is settted m a valley that Oltu River is depended on the drainage svstem. Ohır. Yusufeli. Uzundere. Tortum. Sarman and Şenkaya ar e the neighbours of the town. Tectonizm plays an active role by ha\'ing its form in this region. Stream erosion, that forms the main structure m the region, has debrmed the shape of the tectonic. Therefore first tectonizm then stream erosion coıu luced the gomorphical features and the tectographical view. At the sctme time. these tectonic acri\ities ha\ıe ser\ed rich undergroundpotential far the Çoruh Valley and privately far ıhe Oltu Valley. As a result. it formed precious and semi precıous gemstones that spread in t) larga aıea in the region. there are so marty elements tike the ornamerıts, the decoratrve goods, bracelpts, jewelleries that plays an important role far the economical situation of the region. Scmıe of these are: Oltu Stone, Quvarz, Amethist, Chalcedon, Achat, Opal, Malachit, Azurii. L/ıpistazulli. Lasurit, Tür ki s, Obsidien and Onyx. Especiallv in the recent years long distances ha\e been laken far the rich underground potantial evahıation. Some Companies and Cooperarives, whirh are able to work on the gemstones, were constructed with the help of ıhe. native public s braverv and attemptive activities.The Stone and Metal Laptdying Programme, which was opened at the structure of the Tecmcal Institute of Oltu in Atatürk Vmversıty. artiveh> effects the use ofthis potential in the region.