Përroi Batrës mine
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The Përroi Batrës mine is a large mine located near the village Kalimash in northern Albania in Kukës County, 80 kilometres (50 mi) north-east of the capital, Tirana. Përroi Batrës represents one of the largest chromium reserve in Albania and one of the largest in Europe having estimated reserves of 1.2 million tonnes of ore grading 20% chromium metal. The mine is part of the Kukës Massif, a 108 square kilometres (42 mi2) area which has a rock thickness between 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) and 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) and contains 54 verified chromium deposits and occurrences. The deposit has been explored to depths of up to 300 metres (980 ft) and the geological reserves amount to 6.8 million tonnes grading 21.4% chromium metal.
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Location: 42.24, 20.1, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Thirrë-Kalimash Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Thirrë, Albania
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| site | tunnel | Thirrë-Kalimash Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |