Albania, Lezhë County
Spac copper mine, Mirdita
Mineral locality Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Crystals and minerals
Nails and fittingsPhotos via Wikimedia Commons: Stephanie Clifford from Arlington, VA, USA (CC BY 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
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Why this spot
Copper mine worked by forced labor as a communist prison camp, closed after 1990
Documented mine and memorial site in Albanian history and mining records.
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
ruinous buildings, open adits, remote
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.