Lantaria Mine

The Lantaria Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located 250 metres from the Mavri Sykia Mine.

The reservoir was of 5000.000 tonnes with an average of 0.5% copper and 30% sulphur. The modern mining activity of metal began in 1961 and was terminated in 1964.

A total of 65,000 tonnes of metal were excavated from the Lantaria Mine.

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