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Kalimash

Producer in Kukes, Albania with commodity Chromium
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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. Mining district
  11. Mineral rights holdings
  12. Land status
  13. Ownership information
  14. Production statistics
  15. Workings at the site
  16. Links to other databases
  17. Bibliographic references
  18. General comments
  19. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10280040
MAS/MILS ID 4810230002
Record type Site
Current site name Kalimash
Alternate or previous names Theken, Vlanna

Geographic coordinates

Point of reference Ore Body
Geographic coordinates: 20.31855, 42.06546 (WGS84)
Elevation 1770
Location accuracy 5000(meters)

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

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Olivine Unknown

Nearby scientific data

Ore Body (1) 20.31855, 42.06546
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Economic information

Ore body information

  • Field Value
    MAS Matrix # 1
    MAS Column # 1
    Type of Orebody #1 STRATABOUND
    Shape of Orebody #1 IRREGULAR
    Primary mode of Origin HYDROTHERMAL
    Primary Ore Control FOLDING
    Degree of Wallrock Alter. INTENSE
    Date of Last Modification 920714

Comments on the geologic information

  • THE OREBODY IS FOLDED, STRATABOUND IN ULTRABASIC AND BASIC HOST ROCKS SUCH AS OLIVINE AND SERPENTINE. THE VLAHNA MINE BELONGS TO THE KALIMASH COMPLEX AND IS LOCATED NEAR THE YUGOSLAVIAN BOARDER. RESERVES AT VLAHNA ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 1.5 TO 2 MILLION METRIC TONS OF CHROMITE ORE. KALIMASH MINE HAS OPERATING CONTROL OVER THE SMALLER CHROMITE OCCURRENCE AT VLLAHNE, WHERE RESERVES ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 2 MILLION TONS AT A GRADE OF 18 TO 38 PERCENT CR2O3. THE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 100,000 TON PER YEAR MINING OPERATION BEGAN IN 1989, AND IS STILL IN THE DEVELOPMENT PHASE. SEE VLAHNA, M.A.S. SEQUENCE NUMBER 481-023-0003.

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 Klos

Mineral rights holdings

Type of mineral rights Unknown

Land status

Ownership category Federal

Ownership information

  • Type Owner-Operator
    Owner Minera Veriore Kromit Kalimash (Kalimash Combine)
    Interest 100
    Home office Albania
    Year 1991

Production statistics

  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1984
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 150000 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 150000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1985
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 150000 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 150000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1986
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 165700 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 165700mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1987
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 186300 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 186300mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1988
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 201000 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 201000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1989
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 201000 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 201000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Concentrate Production (Estimated) 50000 Metric Tons Of Conc.
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Conc. Chromium Chromium 50000mt
  • Year 1990
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Ore Throughput (Estimated) 208000 Metric Tons Of Ore
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Ore Chromium Chromium 208000mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCTION BEGAN IN THE LATE FIFTIES. THE BENEFICATION PLANT WAS BUILT IN THE SEVENTIES.

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • CONCENTRATES GRADING 49 % CR2O3 (70-71 % RECOV.). PLANS ARE TO INCREASE MILL CAP.TO 200,000 MTPY AND IMPROVE REC.TO 85 %.
  • COMMODITY GRADE REPRESENTS HEADGRADE AS REPORTED BY C.R.U.. THIS NUMBER PROBABLY INCLUDES DILUTION. NO RESERVE FIGURES FOR THIS MINE ARE AVAILABLE. ORE IN THE NORTH OF ALBANIA, WHERE KALIMASH IS LOCATED IS GENERALLY CONSIDERED LOW QUALITY.

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
    1st Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    2nd Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    3rd Condition of Workings UNKNOWN
    Capacity 800
    Capacity Units MT ORE/DAY
    Operating Days per Year 330
    Operating Shifts per Day 2
    Year of Information 1991

Comments on other economic factors

  • THE CONCENTRATE GRADE AVERAGES 50 PERCENT CR2O3 WITH A CR/FE RATIO OF 3 TO 1. THE PLANT IS UNABLE TO TREAT ORE WITH A HIGH OLIVINE CONTENT. THE BENEFICIATION PLANT IS SIMILAR TO THAT AT BULQIZE. B.G.R. REPORTED THAT THE MILL HAD A RATED CAPACITY OF 160,000 METRIC TONS ORE PER YEAR. AS CAN BE OBSERVED IN THE PRODUCTION TABLE, ORE THROUGHPUT INCREASED THROUGH THE YEARS 1984 TO 1990, WHILE CONCENTRATE PRODUCTION REMAINED CONSTANT AT 50,000 TONS PER YEAR. THIS OBSERVATION WOULD GIVE THE IMPRESSION THAT THE GRADE OF THE OREBODY BEING MINED IS DECREASING OVER TIME, SINCE IT IS NECESSARY THAT MORE ORE BE MINED TO PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF CONCENTRATE OUTPUT.
  • THE CHROMITE CONCENTRATE IS TRANSPORTED FROM THE MILL TO MJEDE BY TRUCK. FROM MJEDE, THE CHROMITE CONCENTRATE IS TRANSPORTED BY RAIL TO DURRES FOR EXPORT.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Commodity

    COMMODITIES RESEARCH UNIT, LTD., THE BASE METAL INDUSTRY

  • Commodity

    OF ALBANIA, LONDON, P. 55 (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, 1988.

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit TOTAL OPERATING DAYS PER YEAR WERE ASSUMED TO BE 330.

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 18-SEP-92 Boyle, Ed U.S. Bureau of Mines

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