Petrota, Evros

The technical study for the operation of the quarry at Petrota, in the municipality of Nea Orestiada in the prefecture of Evros, for the extraction of Greek zeolite has been approved. The approval covers approximately 30 stremmata in the ‘Palioklissi’ area, north-west of the village of Petrota.

Following years of campaigning to promote the use of Greek zeolite, an official licence has been granted to operate the quarry for this industrial mineral, on a public plot of 83.4273 stremmata, at Kokkalo Petrotwn in the municipality of Orestiada, Evros, to Olympus S.A. The decision was taken by the Ministry of Environment and Energy on 20 February 2017 and bears the reference number: ΔΜΕΒΟ-Β/Φ6.11.7/171440/315. In practical terms, this means that we are moving not only into a new phase for zeolite, but into a whole new cycle. This is because it will be the first time in Greece’s history ... Read more

Consent has been granted to carry out research work to determine the presence of an industrial mineral (zeolite) on a plot of 99,579.50 stremmas in the ‘Kokkalo’ area of the Petrota local community, in the Municipality of Orestiada, Evros Regional Unit, by the company ‘OLYMPOS INDUSTRIAL MINERALS SA’ (ABL 27.107) [pdf]https://Zeolife.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Synainesh-gia-th-dienergeia-erevnhtikwn-ergasiwn-viomhxanikoy-oryktoy-zeolithou.pdf[/pdf]

New prospects for the use of zeolite | Zeolife.gr New prospects for the exploitation of zeolite. The first exploration licence is set to be issued for Petrota in Evros – the challenge is to process it locally to ensure added value. 1 July 2014 is now regarded as a ‘landmark’ date for the future of the much-discussed exploitation of zeolite reserves in Thrace. This is the date on which the Ministry of the Environment signed the first exploration licence for zeolite, covering an area in the Petrota region of Evros. To date, the exploitation of this valuable mineral has been ... Read more