Mavri Sykia Mine
Mavri Sykia, active during both ancient and modern periods, was a key site for copper extraction.
location
Located 1 kilometer north of the Platies Mine.
Located almost 1 kilometre north of the Platies mine. In this mine there was intense mining activity during ancient times. The deposit had a volume of 1.5 million tones with an average content of 1% in copper and 30% in sulphur. Modern ore production started in 1954 and continued until 1976 with intermediary recesses in 1965-1969 and in 1972-1975. A total of 437,000 tones of ore were dug out of the mine.
