Spodumene prospect (Brandrücken exploration adit), Brandrücken, Moschkogel Mt. - Weinebene area, Koralpe Mts, Carinthia, Austria

Amphibolites and micaschists, including spodumene-rich pegmatites. During the 1980s, a prospection adit was driven. However, the ore turned out to need elaborate processing to enrich the spodumene, making the deposit unprofitable, so the prospect was closed in the early 1990s. Meanwhile, the adit has been backfilled, the dumps largely removed and the area recultivated.
Located on the northeast slope of the Brandrücken, about 2 km east of the Weinebene.

References:
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- http://www.indra-g.at/datenbanken/literaturnachweise/lit-nachw-einzel/ordner-ko/koralpe_brandruecken_li-berg.htm