[1] Qaf-Perollaj has one of the largest chromium reserves in Albania, and one of the largest in Europe, with estimated reserves of 0.433 million tonnes of ore grading between 30 and 34% chromium metal.
[2] The deposit has been explored to depths of up to 300 metres (980 ft); the geological reserves amount to 6.1 million tonnes grading 26.48% chromium metal.
The total combined chromium ore production from the mine between 1989 and 2006 amounted to 40,000 tonnes.
The chromium ore reserves of the mine are split into two categories above and below Profile 16.
[2] The proven ore reserves located below the Level +565 are currently not estimated or calculated but are expected to be grading 40% chromium metal.