Commercial exploitation of the Antimony veins dates at least from 1840 and possibly before. Demand was traditionally driven by war conditions. By the end of the Russo-Japanese war in 1907 the mines were closed. These were reopened in the 1930s and ran until late that decade. In 1932, the mines produced around 1,000 tonnes of concentrate.

The deposit was remarkably free of Arsenic, unlike Cucma. Production continued sporadically continued during the Nationalsozialist, period. The Germans were successful at identifying Tungsten within the mineralisation. (some samples grading 2.4% WO₂) 

Work was done in the 1950s to reopen the adits and firm up resources, but larger mines such as Cucma and Dubrava took priority. Gold is present at the site (with records of 58 g/t) and recent sampling has yielded Silver grading up to 237g/t. There is a recent Lidar survey of the concessions.