Ocna de Fier mine
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Ocna de Fier |
| Commune | Caraş-Severin County |
| Country | Romania |
| Production | |
| Products | Iron ore |
| Production | 10,000 tonnes of iron ore |
| Financial year | 2008 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1900 |
The Ocna de Fier mine is a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Caraş-Severin County, 25 km west of Reşiţa and 511 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Ocna de Fier represents the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 200 million tonnes of ore grading 25% iron metal.[1][2] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "Zăcămitele de minereu de fier" (PDF) (in Romanian). Consiliul judetean Hunedoara. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Skarns in Romania". science.smith.edu. 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
Categories:
- Iron mines in Romania