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North Macedonia, Radovish
Buchim copper mine, Radovis
Mineral locality Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittings
GoldAlso reported: magnetite (company access only).
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).
Why this spot
Porphyry copper-gold open pit, the country's main copper source since 1979
Well documented in Balkan economic geology.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
active mining
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