THE RHODOPE MINING BASIN

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• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 9
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 20, 2009
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 22, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
INFORMATION REPORT
COUNTRY Bulgaria
DATE OF INFO.
udozem (N 41-29, E 24-51);
REPORT
DATE DISTR. 28 October 1953
NO. OF PAGES 9
REQUIREMENT NO. RD
REFERENCES
THE SOURCE EVALUATIONS IN THIS REPORT ARE DEFINITIVE.
THE APPRAISAL OF CONTENT IS TENTATIVE.
(FOR KEY SEE REVERSE)
1. El#ilblosed in this report are five sketches concerning locations of mines, factories,,
and installations in the Rhodope mining region:
c. SredMogortsi (N 141--32,, E 24-55). One can see on the sketch the extraction
place for sand and rocks used for construction of installations at Strashi-
a -9, and of ballast which is sent toward KurdZl .;
d. Madan (N 111-30, E 24-57)- Sketch of the "Flotzavod" (flotation nt).:.in._
stallationse There are mine pits all around this aggregation; and
e. Strashiriiir. There is no locality by this name, and for the moment there are
no persons there mug& employees of the mines and the factory. Conoretdsread'.,.
blacks bAve, bgeh? pla#ed on the ate' = :to'Zlatdgrad and on the roads 'which
have been constructed for the mine.
This Document contAlps information affecting the Na-
tional Defense of.Vh 1Jnlted States, within the mean-
ing of Title 18, Sections 793 and 794, of the U.B. Code, as
amended. Its transmission or revelation of Its contents
to or receipt by an unauthorized person is prohibited
by law. The reproduction of this form Is prohibited.
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SECURITY INFORMATION
The Rhodope Mining Basin
Ttibr itsa (N 141-28, E 24-52);
2e, The ski ch..rl fhe Str tblmir area shows the following installations:
1. Mine administration (2-story building).
2. Mine drifts.
5. Dining hall.
3. Scale and control post.
1. Billets of Trudovaks and secretarial offices.
b. "Narmlag" (Naroden Magazine; Peoplets Store).
7. Kultu.Zen Dom (CUltaa1 Cis>b).
S. Abu,,esi:Of, she"miihers?` ..laborers.
9. P umder(Oonsttuotibn;;.;
10. Cable line (two kilos tars long).
U. Road under construction.
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12. New road (completed). Two kilometers long.
13. Gateway. Fagade bears inscription: "Rudnik Strashimir" (Strashimir Mine).
14.. Militia post.
15. Concrete blocks to be used to bar the road.
Scale 1:20000
NOTE: Qntc: w (mss equi-
distant., 10 meters.
Scale 1:200,000
o Ziatograd
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The sketch of the Rudozem area on page..k slbows the following installations:
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Trenches.
Machine gun nests.
Concrete blocks for barring the road.
School (in the old village of Rudozei.
Border Guard barracks.
Militia post.
Municipal buildings.
Bakery and bake-shop.
Houses for Soviet families.
Day nursery.
Living quarters of Soviet specialists.
Soviet Club.
Dining hail.,
Large shop.
Canteen.
Sports field.
Cafe-restaurant.
Park.
Gasoline depot.
Technical offices of the "Treti Stroiuchastuk" (Third Construction Section).
Auto-pool.
Directorate of the auto pool.
Quarters of the drivers.
Militia post and barracks.
Living quarters of the Militiamen.
Temporary barracks (quarter under construction).
Compressors.
Drills.
Factory directorate (under construction).
Militia post.
Materiel depot.
Depot for unprocessed ore.
Cable line to Ribnitsa (under construction).
Plant (3-story building).
Overfall.
Machine section.
Garage-workshop.
Carpentry and wood work shops.
Depot for tires., w ork clothing., and small materiel.
Blocks of modern 3-story houses.
New bridge (the one located near the municipal buildings was too weak to
support trucks).
Materials depot.
Kulturen Dom (Cultural Club).
Offices of the materials depot.
New road under construction.
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under
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"8th Ploci- '
tatka" Quarter
under
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4. The sketch of the Ribnitsa area on page 6 shows the following installations:
Mine drift 700 meters
Forge.
Offices.
Miners' house.
Drill.
'Compressor.
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Mine drift exploited to 35 meters.
Compressed air for the drills - compressor.
Narrow gauge rail line for transporting ore
chutes (approximately 60 meters long).
Loading chutes (for loading trucks).
Militia post.
Quarters of the loading chute workers.
Militiamenst barracks.
Dining hall-and canteen.
Mine drift (hardly started).
Compressor.
Road leading to the mine drift.
Loading chute.
Sloping overfall from the drift to
Living quarters
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from the mines to the loading
the loading chutes.
of the miners.
Living quarters of the laborers.
Drill.
Compressor:`
Building-depot.
Compressor.
Drill.
Lodgings and offices of the Gorubso prospectors.
Kulturen Dom (Cultural Club), surrounded by a garden.
Auto pool.
Workerst lodgings.
Directorate of the "ChetvYrto Rudo Upravlenie" (Fourth Mining Administra-
tion).
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Gramade
The sketch-of the Madan area on page-:7 shows the following installations:
1. Ore treatment plant. Occupies area 150 by 100 meters.
2. Administrative offices of the plant.
3. Auto pool of Sovbolstroi (Soviet-Bulgarian construction company).
l,.. Hutments of Trudovaks employed at the plant.
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5. Militia-barracks.
6. Living quarters of the miners.
7. Municipal buildings.
8a. "Narkoop" (Narodna Kooperative; People's Cooperative).
8b. "Narkoop" annex o vegetable market.
8c. "Narkoop" annex - cafe-restaurant.
9. Store (clothing and shoes).
10. Bakenyaand bake-shop.
11. Hairdresser.
12. Dining hall for Gorubso workers.
Canteen.
Billets of Trudovaks employed on road work.
Kulturen Dom (Cultural Club).
Ford used by the trucks because tho bridge (17) is too weak.
Bridge.
t 1anute tide. (sic): ' and .construction.
Blocks of workers' dwellings (2-story buildings).
Distance from the west and of building 14 to the bend of the road: 600 meters.
Distance from the bend of the road to bridge 17: 80 meters.
Distance from the bridge 17 to the '.plant (18,)r under construction: 500 meters.
Distance from the bridge 17 to the ore plant: 300 meters.
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Village
Village
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The-'sketch of the Srednogortsi area on page 9 shows the following installa-
tionsss
A. Ore washing plant.
1. Directorate and offices.
2. Timekeeping office (for entering and leaving the plant).
b. Laboratory.
5. Overfalls in the form of inverted tunnels (for the ores prior to
treatment).
6. ErxTIew belt transporting the ore into the loading chutes.
7. Treatment plant.
8. Loading chute into the tracks (for washed ore).
Diesel electric plant furnishing current to Srednogortsi, Rudozem,
and Ribnitsa.
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Gorubso auto pool. Depot and workshops.
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Gasoline de
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Large depot of taNarmagtt (Narodon
Trudovak lodgings.
Shop.
Workers t dining hail..
Kulturen Dom (Cultural Club)*
Minerst lodgings.
Magazin; People's Stare).
J.
Lodgings for workers of the sand pit.
K.
Wooden bridge.
L.
Place of extraction of sand, ballast, and stones. After construction was
M.
completed-it;Sredi ogortsi, stone was transported to Strashimir where work
is still under way.
Militia post.
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