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Golaj

Producer in Kukes, Albania with commodities Copper, Lead, Zinc
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Nearby scientific data
  8. Ore body information
  9. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  10. Mineral rights holdings
  11. Ownership information
  12. Production statistics
  13. Workings at the site
  14. Links to other databases
  15. Bibliographic references
  16. General comments
  17. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10231462
MAS/MILS ID 4810230005
Record type Site
Current site name Golaj
Alternate or previous names Golaj Includes the Nikoliq And, Pus Mines., An Alternate Spelling For Golaj Is, Golajt.

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 20.38515, 42.23205 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 10000(meters)

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kukes(province)

Albania(country)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Kukes

Comments on the location information

  • THE LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE VALUES WERE APPROXIMATED. THE GOLAJ MINE IS LOCATED 40 KILOMETERS NORTHEAST OF FUSHE ARREZ.

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Copper Primary
Lead Secondary
Zinc Critical Secondary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Unknown
Quartz Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 20.38515, 42.23205
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Thickness 6M
    Length 200M
    Width 6M
    Depth to top 250M
    Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 UNKNOWN
    Shape of Orebody #1 LENTICULAR
    Primary mode of Origin MAGMATIC DIFFER
    Primary Ore Control UNKNOWN
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. UNKNOWN
    Type of Wallrock Alter. #1 UNKNOWN
    Date of Last Modification 920722

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Year of first production 1989
Milling method Flotation

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner Minera Golaj
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 90000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 4500 Metric Tons Of Conc.
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 100000 Metric Tons Of Ore

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Field Value
    MAS Development Schedule # 1
    Mining Record # 1
    Status of Mining Method ESTIMATE
    Mining Method SUBLEVEL 10-43
    Hardness of Rock UNKNOWN
    Rock Characteristics UNKNOWN
    Rock Support Chars. UNKNOWN
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 400
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD., THE BASE METALS INDUSTRY

  • Commodity

    OF ALBANIA, LONDON, PP. A19-A20 (1991).

  • Commodity

    C. KIPPENBERGER, REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO ALBANIA

  • Commodity

    TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THE MINERAL

  • Commodity

    RESOURCES SECTOR, JULY 28, 1988 TO AUGUST 11, 1988, FEDERAL

  • Commodity

    INSTITUTE FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES (BGR),

  • Commodity

    HANNOVER, P. 53.

  • Commodity

    MINING JOURNAL RESEARCH SERVICES IN CO-OPERATION WITH

  • Commodity

    WITH THE ALBANIAN MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, MINES, AND ENERGY,

  • Commodity

    MINING IN ALBANIA: AN EMERGING OPPORTUNITY, P. 80

  • Commodity

    (MAY 1992).

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit ORE IS CONTAINED IN A SERIES OF THIN LENSES, APPROXIMATELY 200 METERS LONG EACH AND EACH HAS A CROSS SECTIONAL AREA OF 6 METERS BY 6 METERS. THE ORE LENSES ARE SITUATED AT A DEPTH OF ABOUT 250 METERS. THE ORES CONTAIN CHALCOPYRITE AND A LARGE QUANTITY OF QUARTZ.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 07-MAR-1997 Porter, Kenneth E. U.S. Bureau of Mines

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