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North Macedonia, Kratovo
Kratovo medieval mining district
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Coins and tokensAlso reported: galena, sphalerite, slags.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0).
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Why this spot
Volcanic crater town that was a great Ottoman-era silver and lead mining center
Documented in Balkan mining history, old workings dot the surrounding hills.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
open old workings
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