The lease of a public area of 99,403 sq.m. by direct contract was approved by the decentralized administration of Macedonia Thrace. for the basement exploitation quarry of marbles in the Leptokaryes Volaka area of the Municipality of Kato Nevrokopi in Drama, according to today’s (12.13.2024) announcement by Iktinos Hellas.
Specifically, this new exploitation of the underground quarry will increase by 20% the production of Volakas dolomite marble, which constitutes 70% of the company’s production.
It is noted that more than 100 people are already employed at the quarry in question and after the development with the approval of the lease, the staff is expected to increase.
It is recalled that from July 2023 the relevant technical study was approved by the General Directorate of Mineral Raw Materials of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.