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Ocna de Fier mine

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Ocna de Fier mine
Location
LocationOcna de Fier
CommuneCaraş-Severin County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production10,000 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008
History
Opened1900

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 one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 1,760,000 tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 100,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Zăcămitele de minereu de fier" (PDF) (in Romanian). Consiliul judetean Hunedoara. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.