Since 1945, the mine was exploited by the Albanian government and from 2001 to date, the management passed to a French company, which organized the mining process for the manufacture of the natural bitumen on an industrial scale.
sˈɪns nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv, ðə mˈaɪn wʌz ɛksplˈɔɪɾᵻd baɪ ðɪ ælbˈeɪniən ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd fɹʌm tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn tə dˈeɪt, ðə mˈænɪdʒmənt pˈæst tʊ ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ kˈʌmpəni, wˌɪtʃ ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd ðə mˈaɪnɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛs fɚðə mˌænjuːfˈæktʃɚɹ ʌvðə nˈætʃɚɹəl bɪtˈuːmɛn ˌɔn ɐn ɪndˈʌstɹɪəl skˈeɪl.