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LARCO
The General Mining and Metallurgical Company SA ( ), better known as LARCO (ΛΑΡΚΟ), was a ferro-nickel production company in Greece. It had mines in the regions of Euboea, Neo Kokkino, Kastoria and Servia. The company also had a metallurgical plant in Larymna, which employed the majority of the company's employees. The ore exploited by the company was the nickel-rich limonite. The deposits exploited by the company underwent open pit mining, although 2% were mined underground. The final result was a granular, high purity, low-carbon ferric, which is used exclusively in the production of stainless steel and was transported from the port of Larymna. On July 25, 2022 the company went defunct.
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The General Mining and Metallurgical Company SA ( ), better known as LARCO (ΛΑΡΚΟ), was a ferro-nickel production company in Greece. It had mines in the regions of Euboea, Neo Kokkino, Kastoria and Servia. The company also had a metallurgical plant in Larymna, which employed the majority of the company's employees. The ore exploited by the company was the nickel-rich limonite. The deposits exploited by the company underwent open pit mining, although 2% were mined underground. The final result was a granular, high purity, low-carbon ferric, which is used exclusively in the production of stainless steel and was transported from the port of Larymna. On July 25, 2022 the company went defunct.
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