Allchar deposit

Allchar deposit
Location
Allchar deposit
Location in Macedonia
CountryMacedonia
Coordinates41°09′25″N 21°56′47″E / 41.15694°N 21.94639°E / 41.15694; 21.94639
Production
ProductsGold, Thallium
History
Opened1880
Closed1908

Allchar deposit (alternative spellings Alsar deposit, Alšar deposit or Alshar deposit) is a low-temperature hydrothermal goldarsenicantimonythallium deposit in Kavadarci Municipality of North Macedonia. For some time, the thallium-rich part of the deposit was mined. The Crven Dol mine yielded thallium and the ore body still holds estimated amount of 500 t of thallium. The mineral lorandite from this ore deposit can be used to determine the solar neutrino flux.

"Mineral collecting at Allchar is only allowed with permission from the University of Skopje. The area will be declared a protected site. In about 2010, several collectors without this permit were arrested by police."