AJVALIJA LEAD, ZINC AND SILVER MINE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R006200240011-9
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 7, 1999
• Sequence Number: 11
• Publication Date: November 9, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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SUBJECT AAjvali ja Lead,,, Zinc and S ilv,+"er the
PLACE 25X1A
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO. Prior to March 1950
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NCR OF PAGES 2
NO. OF ENCLS. I ;aketch
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SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO,
The Ajvalija. mine 11.7 itua .-ed in a vallcy approx1mate:t,y `i ir?c kilometers
z5out heasi of the village of Ajvalija, and i m tedia it ely? eout.hwwest of the
Ste zr v Mountain, The only :1.mpor s ont, buildings in t h-e towm of t j va l i ja
.tssl f are the elementary school, and. a mosque. There is also a colony
accommodating the Albat iac;ts employed. in the mine.
The shine is admi n=stcered by a director t ho in ap; ojna'sect iQ and direc4; .y
responsible to the General Directorate, for Colored Metals in Belgrade,, The
director is a qualified technician and a tperva tses all research and survey
activities. The plans for the development of the mine, including research
and survey, wore drawn aup and aro 'being coordinated b r the Direc toratte..:
In connection with the research work the m ne is frequently vi-sited. ' by
geologist from Belgrade. The dl:rce6or has two assistants as nd three clerks
who wo;dc the Di i c Lora e,
The mine was opened by an oblique cut from which the -,tart;, 19) meters deeps
was sunk There are tf ?rec horizontal galleries at. 0 me t',crah, 1 no me er,
and 15,0 meters cep ''! resp c t :E'Vcb .,.m The rt are joined. diagonally J
ohutes:> The mine not beings worked at present. as