Albania, Lezhë County
Rubik copper mine, Mirdita
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: malachite.
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
Volcanogenic copper deposit on the Fan river, a mainstay of Albanian copper mining
Documented in Albanian mining records of the Mirdita ophiolite belt.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
unstable workings
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