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Cervenake Area, Albania

Prospect in Albania with commodities Nickel, Iron, Chromium
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Ore body information
  10. Controls for ore emplacement
  11. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  12. Mining district
  13. Ownership information
  14. Reserves and resources
  15. Links to other databases
  16. Bibliographic references
  17. General comments
  18. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10079616
MRDS ID W029657
Record type Site
Current site name Cervenake Area, Albania

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Approximate
Geographic coordinates: 20.0702, 41.14107 (WGS84)
Relative position PISHKASH, PENJAS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Albania

Comments on the location information

  • WEST OF LAKE OHRIDSKO

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Nickel Critical Primary
Iron Primary
Chromium Critical Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Garnierite Ore

Analytical data

Result 0.8-1.2 % NI, 35-50 % FE, 1-2.5 % CR

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Associated
    Rock type Plutonic Rock > Ultramafic Intrusive Rock
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate > Limestone

Nearby scientific data

Approximate (1) 20.0702, 41.14107
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR, IN POCKETS

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Covered By Cretaceous And More Recent Calceous Deposits.

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Prospect
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No

Mining district

District name Cervenaka Area

Ownership information

  • Type Owner
    Owner State Owned

Comments on the production information

  • D1 TO D5 AND G7) CAPACITY FROM WHOLE ALBANIA, SINGLE SPECIFICATION OF THE MINES NOT AVAILABLE.

Reserves and resources

  • Type In-situ
    Estimate year 1972
    Total resources 2000000mt ore
    Commodity Subtype Grade units Group Importance Year
    Nickel Ni 1 wt-pct Nickel Major 1972

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    METAL BULLETIN, MAY 15,1970: NICKEL, IRON AND STEEL IN ALBANI

  • Production

    MET.BULLETIN 15.5.70, U.A.;

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit THERE IS ONLY LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EXISTING MINES, ONLY INFORMATION ABOUT THE MINING AREA EXISTS. THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF ORE: A) FERRONICKEL WITH ABOUT 51-52 % FE; B) NICKEL-SILICATE, WHERE THE SI02 AND MGO HAVE PRESUMABLY NOT BEEN WASHED AND; C) A NICKEL BAUXIT. MINING IS CONCENTRATED ON THE FERRO-NICKEL ORE. IT IS A RESIDUAL CONCENTRATION OF IRON LATERITES WITH NI AND CO. THE NICKEL CONTENT RANGES FROM 0.5 % TO WELL OVER 1 %, USUALLY JUST UNDER 1 % ON AVERAGE AND WITH ABOUT 0.06 % CO. THESE LATERITES OCCUR IN POCKETS INSIDE SEDIMENTARY STRATA RESTING ON ULTRABASIC ROCKS.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1977 Saam, Henning G. U.S. Geological Survey

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