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Krasta

 * Symbol possible vote.svg... that Krasta mine, in the town of Krasta (pictured) in east Albania, is considered to be a source of rare metals such as platinum and cobalt?
 * ALT1: Pictogram voting keep.svg ... that Krasta (pictured), the highest town in Albania, was founded in 1970 as a chromium mining town?
 * Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pal Dukagjini

Created/expanded by Empathictrust (talk). Self nom at 17:11, 26 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Symbol question.svg Article is new enough, long enough, and adequately sourced. As near as I can tell, it's not derived from any pre-existing English Wikipedia articles. Image license looks OK. I have problems with the original hook; the wording "considered" is not usually used in describing mineral resources, and from the Google translation of the source it's not clear whether the presence of these metals is verified or merely hypothesized. The ALT1 hook has more possibilities. However, the article does not have a footnote next to the sentence that says the town was founded in 1970. I think the best source for this fact probably is reference 3 (which I read in Google translation). Also, I think the hook could be made more interesting by including the fact that the material mined there is chromium. --Orlady (talk) 19:20, 29 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for the review! I added inline citation to the founding year of the town, since both the 1985 and 2003 Encyclopedias mention the fact. I also put the online source you said as well. I really appreciate your efforts. As for the original hook concerning the precious metals, the verbatim translation of the verb is "is discussed" (diskutohet), which I do admit is far from being scientific or close to an empirical statement. Nevertheless, I found credible sources concerning this issue, the possibility that rare precious metals are to be found in the mire:
 * In this article, the executive director of the Foreign Investors Association in Albania, Ms. Marinela Jazoj says that “There are still uncovered minerals such as of gold, platinum, and minerals of rare and radioactive soils.” (original in Ka shumë minerale ende të pazbuluara, si ato të arit dhe platinit, minerale të tokave të rralla dhe ato radioaktive.)
 * At this reliable worldwide mining site, for Krasta deposit we read "Chromium deposit with Pd [palladium, precious metal] enrichment." In the mineral’s list of the mine there is Pentaldite. Open the Pentlandite entry, scroll down to the section "Relationship of Pentlandite to other Species", in the subsection “Other members of the group” you can find Argentopentlandite and Cobaltpentlandite (silver and cobalt containing compounds), while further below in the next first box "Related Minerals - Nickel-Strunz Grouping" scroll down inside it to find Kharaelakhite (Pt-platinum containing compound). Wrote all these because pentaldite is related to these minerals, which are probably found within the mine, as well as pentaldite itself (that we know it’s present and exploited today).
 * Regarding present platinum reserves in blocks found not very far from Krasta in Albania there is: Bregu i Bibes mine in Tropojë, north Albania. In this article “Increase of investments in the mining sector” (original in Zgjerohen investimet në sektorin minerar)[ http://www.energjia.al/component/content/article/34-news/4380-zgjerohen-investimet-ne-sektorin-minerar] we learn that the Canadian mining company “Golden Touch” made research and will soon start mineral exploitation (as of November 15, 2011). “Research work by Mineralogy ALS on the rock samples, shows that Platinum makes up 80% of all the elements of the platinum group, and small amounts of palladium, rhodium, iridium and ruthenium are discovered.” (original in Puna kërkimore nga Mineralogjia ALS në mostrat e marra nga shkëmbinjtë tregon se Platini përfshin rreth 80% të të gjithë elementëve të grupit Platinum, po kështu janë zbuluar edhe sasi të vogla të paladiumit, rodiumit, iridiumit dhe rutenit.) A proof of this can be found in and  where among the minerals are listed Tetraferroplatinum and Isoferroplatinum, as well as the precious osmium.
 * To close up, just for curiosity, from an article in a major Albanian daily newspaper Shekulli, is stated that an yearly amount of 120-150 kg gold ingots were produced from a special sector of the copper plant in Rubik, as well as 1500-1700 kg silver.
 * Anyway, if these sources are satisfying for the above hook's statement and if you see it reasonable and within your consensus, I would like to have both hooks in a single one. It can probably be (you can propose a similar or better formulation): ALT2:... that Krasta mine, in Krasta (pictured), the highest town in Albania, founded in 1970 as a chromium mining town, is estimated to be a source of rare metals such as platinum and cobalt?


 * Pictogram voting keep.svg The ALT1 hook is OK. AGF due to offline and foreign-language sources. I can't support the original hook or the suggested variant because the sources provided do not clearly indicate that the Krasta mine has platinum or cobalt. They indicate the presence of these metals in Albania and/or in this mining district, and they indicate the presence of the nickel ore mineral pentlandite at Krasta, but I don't see a basis for the hook. However, it has been interesting learning about the mineral resources of Albania. --Orlady (talk) 12:29, 1 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Thank you for your decision, anyway! As for my indirect explanations regarding platinum, you're welcome and hope I didn't make a fuss over it :) All the best! Empathictrust (talk) 12:54, 1 May 2012 (UTC)