Cyprus has minerals which are made up of metal or non-fossil and quarry materials which are made up of non-metallic or industrial minerals.

The minerals in Cyprus are related to the Troodos Ophiolite Complex and include sulphide ores (deposits of pyrite, copper and other heavy metals together with gold and silver) and minerals of chrome and asbestos. These deposits have been created in a variety of geological horizons of the Ophiolite Complex of Troodos and have been brought to the surface as a result of the elevation of the Troodos Mountain.

The surface appearance of the various metal deposits, especially copper, resulted in its exploitation from antiquity. Cyprus is one of the first locations on earth in which the exploitation, process and use of copper occurred.

The substitution of pyrite in the international market for the production of sulphuric acid and waste sulfuric acid by iron metallurgy installations, the penetration of chromite in the international market by South Africa with the new methods of ferrochrome production, and the substitution of chrome as pyrimachoy of other materials as well as the bias in the international market for the use of asbestos products, placed the exploitation of mineral deposits in recession.

The construction materials in Cyprus have also been exploited from antiquity. Its characteristics are umbers and the ochres which were used as dies for painting as well as the sandstone which was used as a building material during antiquity and the years which followed.

Today there are sedimentary formations of all types and of geological periods, such as limestone in various grades and types, clay and plaster which are being exploited. Also intrusive formations such as altered volcanic formations like bentonite, undersea hydrothermic sediments such as umber and ochre red clay.

For more information please refer to the government details below:

Mines Service

Office Address :

1 Lefkonos street, Strovolos, 2064

 Nicosia,Cyprus

Postal Address:

Mines Service

1422 Nicosia

Cyprus

Telephone:

+35722409283

Fax:

+35722316872

E-mail :

minesinfo@mines.moa.gov.cy

Website:

http://www.moa.gov.cy/moa/mines/minessrv.nsf/dmlindex_en/dmlindex_en?ope...

 

Cyprus mines map

Cyprus mines by location (district)

Alestos Mines

The Alestos Mines are located in the village of Xyliatos in the Nicosia district. They operated during the period of 1971-1972.The advantage...

Amiantos Mine, Limassol

In the verdant heart of the Troodos Mountain Range lies the Amiantos Mine, an open wound in the landscape that tells a tale of industrial vi...

Kalavasos Mines

Located 6 kilometres northwest of the village of Kalavasos in the Larnaca district , are the mines of Kalavasos. These mines have assisted i...

Kokkinoantonis Mine

Kokkinoatonis Mine is located in the semi-mountainous village of Mathiatis, a few kilometres south of the Nicosia district. More specific...

Kokkinogia Mine - Mitsero Village

The Kokkinogia Mine is located west of the community of Mitsero in the Nicosia district and it is a sulphide ore mine of copper and sulfur. ...

Kokkinopezoula - Mitsero Mine

The Kokkinopezoula Mine is located about 28 kilometres southwest of Nicosia, in the village of Mitsero. During the 1950’s pyrite depos...

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 r...

Magnesium Mine in Akamas

Magnesite is a carbonate mineral or magnesium. Its name comes from magnesium which is the basic ingredient, and from its white colour. It...

Mavri Sykia Mine

The Mavri Sykia Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located about 1 kilometre north of the Platies Mine...

Mavridia Mine

The Lantaria Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located between the Petra and Platies mines and it is ...

Petra Mine

The Petra Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located 2.5 kilometres east of the Platies Mine. The r...

Platies Mine

The Petra Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located about 3 kilometres west of the Asgata village. ...

Sia Mine - Red Lake

The Sia Mine - Red Lake is located on a small hill about 1 kilometre west of the Sia village, on the road which leads from Sia to the commun...

Skouriotissa Mine

The Skouriotissa Mine is located in the village of Skouriotissa in the Nicosia district. The deposits of Foukasa , Finikia and Tria Vounarka...

Vasilikos Cement Limestone Quarry

The Vasilikos Cement Limestone Quarry is located in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. The basic raw material for the product...

Vretsia Mine – Paphos

Vretsia Mine is located in the abandoned village of Vretsia in the Paphos district. The Vretsia Mine operated in 1988 as an outdoor sul...

Xyliatos Mines (Memi)

The Xyliatos mines are located in the village of Xyliatos in the Nicosia district. The mines operated during the period 1954-1971 and partly...

Kalavasos Mines

Located 6 kilometres northwest of the village of Kalavasos in the Larnaca district , are the mines of Kalavasos. These mines have assisted i...

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 r...

Mavri Sykia Mine

The Mavri Sykia Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located about 1 kilometre north of the Platies Mine...

Mavridia Mine

The Lantaria Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located between the Petra and Platies mines and it is ...

Petra Mine

The Petra Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located 2.5 kilometres east of the Platies Mine. The r...

Platies Mine

The Petra Mine is situated in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. It is located about 3 kilometres west of the Asgata village. ...

Vasilikos Cement Limestone Quarry

The Vasilikos Cement Limestone Quarry is located in the Kalavasos village in the Larnaca district. The basic raw material for the product...

Amiantos Mine, Limassol

In the verdant heart of the Troodos Mountain Range lies the Amiantos Mine, an open wound in the landscape that tells a tale of industrial vi...

Alestos Mines

The Alestos Mines are located in the village of Xyliatos in the Nicosia district. They operated during the period of 1971-1972.The advantage...

Kokkinoantonis Mine

Kokkinoatonis Mine is located in the semi-mountainous village of Mathiatis, a few kilometres south of the Nicosia district. More specific...

Kokkinogia Mine - Mitsero Village

The Kokkinogia Mine is located west of the community of Mitsero in the Nicosia district and it is a sulphide ore mine of copper and sulfur. ...

Kokkinopezoula - Mitsero Mine

The Kokkinopezoula Mine is located about 28 kilometres southwest of Nicosia, in the village of Mitsero. During the 1950’s pyrite depos...

Sia Mine - Red Lake

The Sia Mine - Red Lake is located on a small hill about 1 kilometre west of the Sia village, on the road which leads from Sia to the commun...

Skouriotissa Mine

The Skouriotissa Mine is located in the village of Skouriotissa in the Nicosia district. The deposits of Foukasa , Finikia and Tria Vounarka...

Xyliatos Mines (Memi)

The Xyliatos mines are located in the village of Xyliatos in the Nicosia district. The mines operated during the period 1954-1971 and partly...

Magnesium Mine in Akamas

Magnesite is a carbonate mineral or magnesium. Its name comes from magnesium which is the basic ingredient, and from its white colour. It...

Vretsia Mine – Paphos

Vretsia Mine is located in the abandoned village of Vretsia in the Paphos district. The Vretsia Mine operated in 1988 as an outdoor sul...