Mineral industry of Croatia

As early as 1914 Tvonica Karbida I Ferolegura Dalmacija owned a ferrochromium smelter in Dugi Rat.[1][2]

The Boris Kidric aluminum smelter at Sibenik was completely destroyed as a result of the war for independence that erupted in 1991.[3]

History

The town of Rude in the Samoborska Gora Mountains was a source of copper as early as the 16th century. In fact, its copper production at the time "was twice the amount of the total copper production in England and four times that of Norway, reaching one third of the production of the famous Swedish mine in Falun."[4]

There was a metallic ore mine in Zrinski.[4]

Kraševi Zviri was the site of a zinc mine.[4]

Trgovska Gora is "a mining area highly significant in Croatian history".[4]

Pyritised bauxites were mined in Istria's Mirna valley at Minjera from the 16th century, in order to obtain vitriol and alum.[4]

From 1811, there was a sulfur mine in Radoboj.[4]

References
  1. "(Facility) Dugi Rat Dalmatia Smelter". USGS. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  2. Oreščanin, Višnja; Mikelić, Luka; Lovrenčić, Ivanka; Barišić, Delko; Mikulić, Nenad; Lulić, Stipe (2006). "Environmental Contamination Assessment of the Surroundings of the Ex-Ferrochromium Smelter Dugi Rat, Croatia". Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. 41 (11): 2547–2555. doi:10.1080/10934520600927898. PMID 17000545. S2CID 31081570.
  3. Steblez, Walter G. "THE MINERAL INDUSTRY OF CROATIA" (PDF). Minerals Information. USGS.
  4. Mileusnić, Marta; Maričić, Ana; Hasan, Michaela Hruškova. "Croatian geological heritage related to historical mining and quarrying". European Geologist Journal. 48.
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