Redigerer Khalkidiki (avsnitt)

== Gruvedrift ==
Kassandra-gruvene har vært i drift siden 500-tallet f.Kr, og 33 millioner tonn [[gull]] hentet ut.<ref>Photos, Euphemia (august 1987): [http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1348990/1/338121.pdf ''Early Extractive Iron Metallurgy in N Greece: A Unified Approach To Regional Archaeornetallurgy''] (PDF), University College, Institute of Archaeology, University of London</ref><!-- «Cassandra mines operate since 6th BC century and 33 million tons of gold were extracted,» hentet fra: [https://ejatlas.org/conflict/gold-mining-in-chalkidiki-greece død lenke]--> Gruveområdet i Khalkidiki er del av det serbo-makedonske [[malm]]beltet som har frembrakt [[gull]], [[sølv]], kobber, [[bly]] og [[sink]] til og fra siden Filip av Makedonias dager.<ref>Reguly, Eric (27. april 2013): [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/european-business/eldorado-golds-big-greek-mining-problem/article11584840/?page=all «Eldorado Gold’s big Greek mining problem»], ''The Globe and Mail''. Sitat: «The Halkidiki mining area is part of the Serbo-Macedonian ore belt, which has produced gold, silver and base metals such as copper, lead and zinc on and off since the time of Philip of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great.»</ref> Siden slutten av 2011 har det vært stor uro rundt de [[miljø]]messige konsekvensene av [[gruvedrift]]en.