Albania Atlas

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Industrie

Mining in Albania

Chromium above all — Albania has long been among the larger world producers — plus copper and nickel.

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Chief mineral
Chromite — Albania has historically ranked among the world's larger producers
Main area
Bulqizë, in Dibër County
Also
Copper (Mirditë, Pukë), nickel-iron (Pogradec, Librazhd), limestone
Safety
Chrome mining has a poor accident record; this is a documented public issue

En clair

Albania has a lot of chromium, a metal used to make stainless steel. The main mines are around Bulqizë. Copper is mined in the north, and there are nickel deposits in the south-east. Mining was much bigger under communism than it is now.

Explication synthétique

Albania has a lot of chromium, a metal used to make stainless steel. The main mines are around Bulqizë. Copper is mined in the north, and there are nickel deposits in the south-east. Mining was much bigger under communism than it is now.

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Comté

Dibër County

Albania's mountain interior on the North Macedonian border, containing Mount Korab.

Bourg · Dibër

Bulqizë

A chromium mining town — Albania is among the world's larger chrome producers.

Objet

The Albanian Economy

An upper-middle-income economy of roughly $30 billion, led by services and tourism, with remittances and construction close…

Bourg · Lezhë

Rrëshen

The seat of Mirditë, historic centre of Albania's copper mining region.

Entreprise · Tiranë

Balfin Group

One of the largest private groups in the western Balkans, spanning shopping centres, retail and mining.

Bourg · Vlorë

Selenicë

A bitumen-mining town inland from Vlorë, worked since antiquity.

Bourg · Elbasan

Prrenjas

A former nickel-mining town on the road to Lake Ohrid.

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