BAUXITE INDUSTRY IN YUGOSLAVIA

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• Document Creation Date: November 16, 2016
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• Publication Date: March 15, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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Bauxite is found in the rsic areas along the whole length of the Dinarie
mountain range, stretching from Istria to Montenegro. The vality of the
bauxite varies: good bauxite is found in Istria, Dalmatia, and
Hercegovina, and low grade bauxit3 is found in Like and Montenegro.
Before the war, the low grade was rot exploited, but now, because of the
wend shortage of aluminium and the researeh work of Dr. Karsulin,
A4omic, and A,Lahordny? low grade bauxite fields are beginning to be
exploited.
The average composition of good quality bauxite in Yugoslavia is:
Aluminium oxide - Al? 01
Ferrous oxide - Fee 03
Silicate di-oxide - Si 02
Titanium di-oxide - Ti 02
50 to 65 percent
15 to 25 percent
1 to h percent
1 to 10 percent
Production of aluminium, through the Bayer process, with Like and
Montenegrin bauxite is often impossible because of the low content of
Ale Oe (below 40 percent) and high content of Si 02 (over 40 percent)
and caolin.
4, Istria bauxite Bauxite is found between Umaeo and labin, and In
the islands of Gres and Locinj, Most of the bauei.:.A js found in well
concentratione In valleys and hollows, espeelelly in the areas around
Labin, Barbara. Sveta, Medelja, Vizinada, Motevune, Zminja, Forec and
Bw.e.t., The depth of Istrean fields varies fror 10 tc 15 motet's, 3ength
and breadth from 80 to 100 meters, and bauxite contorts from several_
hundred to three or four thousand. tons, The bauxite is suitable foe .
aluminium production and consists of 50 to 57 percent Al2 03 and 3 1 5
percent Si 02 tower grade bauxite is used by the cement factory in ?ulj.
Transportation facilities are good, and will be even better when the new
Lueoglav-Stalije railroad is completed. Before the ware, Istria produced
lmioo tons of bauxite..
Like bauxite fields: Until recently little importance was attached to
Taii-Eauxite-E;causE; of its high Si 02 content. The most, important
fields are: Grgin Brijeg near Gospie Veatca near Geaeac, Rudopolje near'
Venovina, and the area near Skoca on the Bosnian frontier,
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a., Grgin Brijeg is the largest field. An idea of its size is given
by the fact that it Lttius a hill 250 meters high, covering an
area of several square kilometers, compesed almost exclusively of
baexieo, redeyellaeh in oolor,
Tho Vratca field. is ebout 500 meters length and is 150 meters
in depth. The bauxite is a mixture of .red and white,
e. The Rudonolje field cevere an area of six square kilometers.
(L The Skoca field has rot yet been properly osploited
The Dalmat3an ben.,tite Melds: The be3t quality and hig:iest quantity of
baudt ia Yugoslavia is produced in Dalmatia. Bauxite is produced on
The islands of Crt-s, leepari, Rab, Hvar, Peg, and Solta, and on the main-
land, betueeu Velebit and Tyntsk-t at Obrovac, Kistanj, Drverik, CXalaj.,
Knin? Nalum, Umao. Drnis, Skradia, Muc, Sirj, and Imotski. The main
entere are at Dreis, Tmoleki and Drvenik. Production centers are
served by the Drnis.elelusje and 3pliteSinj railroads. Bauxite reeerves
are now reported to be 20,000,000 tons"
xo Bosnia baelxite fieldo; Th2 tao uost :important fields are located near
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Bihac and Bosanska Krupa. respectively, Two new fields of some im-
portanee have recently been discovered near Jajoe and Bespelje
The transportation of Bosnian bauxite to the sea has been considerably
facilitated by the construction of the new Bihac-Knin railroadp
Transportation to the Strrisce plant near Ptuj can be effected by normal
gauge railroad.
Hercegovira bauxite fields: Bauxite deposits in Hercegovina are mach
achor tharin-ii-osnia. Quality is also good and suitable for commercial
production of altniniun. The main fields are:
a" Donancvic, on the left bank of the Neretva River. Reserves are
estimated at 250s:000 ton, 2ality is or the SiO2 content
varying between 10 and 12 percent.
b. Citiuk, on the right bark of the Neretv River, The fields cover
an area of over 50 square kilometers, a':id include 15 major mihe3
The largest mine le located at Gornje 3latr.tca" Reservee total
over 22,500,000 tons,
Sireki Brijeg and Kocerina The fields extend alongside the '',:este7e-
Pos'ue road between Knez Poje nd Kocerine, south of the Ugrove,ca
River, They include ten major mines mWeeh, before the mar, produeeek
some 230,000 tons annually. TAe test bauxite is mined near Skeeki
?.Bijeg, where reserves exceed 900,000 tcnso Deposits lie cloee to
the achrface and are therefo:ee easily mined. Cempovition of a'velrec;e-
qua(Uy bauxite, intr1 area is A,1 01 up to 60 pereo,;
up ee ;>r pereent; Si 02 to one oerf!ert,
9.Montener;re ;Dneedte fteide: ,Iontenegrin bau:te is red and lehite tn
color, eentAining either too much or too 1le Si 02. White tanxjte
mineei le.eaune it ornteine mntmorilionito useful to tht,
Tbe TaiE fielon are PS f03107,1!
zt, From }Lan and Zelenika, near Kotor to Ulcinj. The gost ioorrat
adze is at Dora Voda, sevan kilometers from UJcar
b. Area fr.om Niknic t,) on Trebinje-Foca toad, a.t includes the
impotAnt. BiJele roljane and Carey Most nine. A rosql, 15 kilometers
ts bein7 built betJ4en 8ijole Polne and Nikt,le for thc
traportation o.bairYlto,
,,,3-101rene ilarvvdte fA.711es,,, F7,ploitatior of the Slovene bauxite deposits
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a, Iloz-Velenje, with mios at SrIstanj (7ic) and
Kamaik - very limited ouantities.
Bohind area - very liA*ted cuantitics
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