Albania, Korçë County
Guri i Kuq nickel mine, Pogradec
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: limonite, garnierite-type Ni ore, serpentine.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Nickel-iron laterite ores above Lake Ohrid, mined in the 20th century
Documented in Albanian mining records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open pits
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