Trepča Mines
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Trepča Mines is a large industrial mining complex in Kosovo historically known as one of the Balkans’ most significant sources of lead, zinc, and other minerals.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
industrial complex ⓘ mining complex ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Kosovo War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
NATO bombing of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kosovo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy |
British investors
ⓘ
Selection Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employed | tens of thousands of workers at its peak ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution
ⓘ
lead poisoning risk ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ water pollution ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| hasDispute | ownership dispute between Serbia and Kosovo ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
battery factory
ⓘ
flotation plants ⓘ open-pit mines ⓘ refineries ⓘ smelters ⓘ underground mines ⓘ |
| hasMainSite | Mitrovica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | mining industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balkans
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Kosovo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitrovica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Mitrovica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver |
Ibar River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sitnica River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreType |
lead ore
ⓘ
polymetallic ore ⓘ zinc ore ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Republic of Kosovo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Serbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakProductionPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| product |
antimony
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battery alloys ⓘ bismuth ⓘ cadmium ⓘ gold ⓘ lead ⓘ silver ⓘ sulfuric acid ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| significance |
major employer in northern Kosovo
ⓘ
one of the largest industrial complexes in Kosovo ⓘ one of the most important lead and zinc mines in the Balkans ⓘ |
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