Vlahna

Producer in Kukes, Albania with commodity Chromium
Sections on this page
  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Nearby scientific data
  7. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  8. Mining district
  9. Mineral rights holdings
  10. Land status
  11. Ownership information
  12. Workings at the site
  13. Links to other databases
  14. Bibliographic references
  15. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10279991
MAS/MILS ID 4810230003
Record type Site
Current site name Vlahna
Alternate or previous names Kerenek, Kalimash

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 20.46855, 42.19875 (WGS84)
Elevation 800

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Kukes(province)

Albania(country)

Federal lands

Federal(land status)

Geographic areas

Country State
Albania Kukes

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Chromium Critical Primary

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 20.46855, 42.19875

Economic information

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Operation type Underground
Development status Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant Yes
Mining method Open Stope - Sublevel
Milling method Gravity

Mining district

District name Letaj

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown
Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Government Of Albania
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1975

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
    Operating Days per Year 250
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    C. KIPPENBERGER, REPORT OF AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO GATHER

  • Commodity

    INFORMATION ON THE SITUATION IN THE MINERAL RESOURCES

  • Commodity

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

  • Commodity

    FOR GEOSCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES, HANNOVER (1988).

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 04-AUG-1992 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

Beyond USGS

Supplemental information added by qvyshift.com. Not part of the original USGS MRDS record.