Producer

Prrenjas Mine

Albania
NickelIronChromium
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Commodities
PrimaryNickel, Iron, Chromium
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit sizeY
Geology
Host rockPeridotite,Serpentinite,Limestone · Gosan
StructureEastern Ultramafic Belt
Tectonic settingDinarides Mountains, Internal Ophiolites
Economic & production
Development statusProducer
First production1966
Last production1984
Identification
Deposit ID10024534
MRDS IDISM0257
Alternate namesCervenaka, Prenjas
RegionEU
Data scoreB
Coordinates41.06546, 20.55182
References
PUMO, F., 1973, DONNEES GENERALES SUR LES GITES MINERAUX DE L'ALBANIE ET CARACTERES PARTICULIERS DE SES IMPORTANTS- GISEMENTS DE NICKEL LATERITIQUE: PARIS, BUREAU DE RECHERCHES- GEOLOGIQUES ET MINIERES BULLETIN, SEC. 2, NO. 6, P. 451.ZITZMANN, A., 1977, THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF ALBANIA, IN ZITZMANN, A., ED., THE IRON ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE AND AD-JACENT AREAS--EXPLANATORY NOTES TO THE INTERNATIONAL MAP OF TH-E ORE DEPOSITS OF EUROPE, 1/12,500,000, VOLUME I: HANNOVER (G-ERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC), BUNDESANSTALT FUR GEOWISSENSCHAFTEN- UND ROHSTOFFE, P. 81-82.PA1: REPORTER'S ESTIMATE