Bulgarian mining and construction company Minstroy acquired a majority stake in the idled lead and zinc mines Zletovo and Toranica for €3.5 million.
The 1,000 miners working in the mines will return to their work within a month or two and will soon start getting their wages, Dragi Jovanovski, an official of Macedonia’s energy and mining industry trade union, told SeeNews.
According to local media, the assets which Minstroy acquired include the mines’ flotation facilities, equipment and management offices. They were previously estimated at around €7 million news agency Meta said.