TIRANA, August 11،arge mineral reserves exist in Albania and Kosovo worth hundreds of billions of dollars. The most significant in Kosovo is coal deposits, gold, silver, arsenic, thallium, bismuth and iron types of Pb and Zn and other metals.
In Albania there are large deposits of chrome ore, bauxite, copper, nickel, quartz, magnesium, cobalt. In the last two years huge explorations have taken place in Northern Albania, especially Tropoje and Kukes.
According to Albanian Minerals & Bytyci Shpk engineer geologist Mr Sherif Hasandoci and Mr Elez Muja, there have been 800 new locations of chrome ore. Recently huge deposits of chrome ore have been found in Tropoje. The body of this large chrome ore extends a hundred kilometers long from Lugu i Zi to Vlahen and 50 miles wide from Zogaj to Tpla.
Albanian Minerals and Bytyci Shpk has intensified exploration and started mining in some locations. According to Chinese and American engineers, working for Albanian Minerals and Bytyci Shpk this huge area has more than 500 million tonnes of chrome ore. New geological surveys and chemical results done by Albanian Minerals have shown an amazing amount of minerals in Northern Albania and Kosovo. There are also large amounts of magnesium and nickel.
Chrome ore reserves found in Albania and Kosovo
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