Albania, Lezhë County
Kurbnesh copper mine, Mirdita
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: epidote.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Mountain copper mine of the Mirdita district worked in the communist era
Documented in Albanian mining registers of the copper belt.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
remote mountain roads, old workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.