County
Dibër County
Albania's mountain interior on the North Macedonian border, containing Mount Korab.
- 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
In gewone taal
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.
Eenvoudige uitleg
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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