The hydrometallurgical pilot plant will be located at Neo Kokkino, at the LARCO Mines of Agios Ioannis, in the county of Viotia, which is about 80 miles (130 km) N/NE of Athens

A typical Mediterranean climate prevails in the pilot plant area that is at the Aegean coast. Summer is hot and dry while winter is warm and moderately rainy. During winter it snows on the high elevations and occasionally lower.