Ocna de Fier mine

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Ocna de Fier mine
Location
Ocna de Fier mine is located in Romania
Ocna de Fier mine
Ocna de Fier mine
LocationOcna de Fier
CommuneCaraș-Severin County
CountryRomania
Coordinates45°20′31″N 21°46′35″E / 45.34194°N 21.77639°E / 45.34194; 21.77639 (approximate)
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 Caraș-Severin County, 25 km west of Reșița 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[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Zăcămitele de minereu de fier" (PDF) (in Romanian). Consiliul judetean Hunedoara. 2010. Retrieved 2010-08-24.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Skarns in Romania". science.smith.edu. 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2013.