IRON ORE MINE NEAR SLEPCE, DEMIR-HISARSKI DISTRICT, MACEDONIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R014600310008-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Sequence Number: 8
• Publication Date: November 5, 1952
• Content Type: REPORT

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FEB 1952
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
CONFIDENTIAL
SECURITY INFORMATION
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Yugoslavia t~1. tA DATE DISTR. 5 Nov. 1952
25X1 SUBJECT Iron Ore Mine near Slepeep NO. OF PAGES 1
Demir-Hisarski District, Macedonia
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(LISTED BELOW)
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT NO.
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1, In 1949 exploration for iron ore was begun in the Seliste mountains,
located about six kilometers north of the village of Slepce and four
kilometers south of the village of Zvan, Demir-Hisarski districts.
'Macedonia. In 1951 the exploration was under the direction of the
IrTsert? government mine near Kicevo, Macedonia, About 50 miners,
mechanics, and laborers were employed in the area,
2, In six of the seven drillings
ore was found at distances varying from 52 to 78 meters below the
surface of the ground, The seventh drilling was unsuccessful,
In the entire area about 68 holes were drilled, The ore was found at
depths varying from 50 to 300 meters below the surface,
/+, The following drills were used&
One German Trauser diesel 20=horsepower drill capable of drilling
700 meters; and
b? Four Soviet Krelius diesel 12'-horsepower drills capable of
drilling 300 meters down*
5. In January 1952 nine shafts, 100 to 340 meters long, had been opened
but the mine had not yet begun operating. About 180 tons of the ore
from the mine had been sent to the government foundry in Zenica, Bosnia,
for testing purposes,
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6, The manager of the mine was Milan Bozovic, and the technical manager was
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a certain Laskiev, an engineer.
In January 1952 there were no transportation f eilities from the Seliste mountains
to the villa a of Slepce or to the village of van.
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