Dushkaja mine

Dushkaja mine
Location
LocationDrenas
MunicipalityPristina district
CountryKosovo
Production
ProductsNickel, Copper, Iron, Silica, Magnesite
Owner
CompanyFerronikeli

The Dushkaja mine is one of the largest nickel mines in Kosovo.[1] The mine is located in Drenas in Pristina district.[1] The mine has reserves amounting to 6.35 million tonnes of ore grading 1.29% nickel, 0.05% copper, 24.29% iron, 44.09% silica and 9.33% magnesite thus resulting 82,000 tonnes of nickel, 3,175 tonnes of copper, 1,542,400 tonnes of iron, 2,800,000 tonnes of silica and 592,500 tonnes of magnesite.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Kosovo Mining Journal" (PDF). beak.de. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-10-03.