Dognecea mine

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Dognecea mine
Location
Dognecea mine is located in Romania
Dognecea mine
Dognecea mine
LocationDognecea
CommuneCaraș-Severin County
CountryRomania
Coordinates45°16′26.08″N 21°45′1.9″E / 45.2739111°N 21.750528°E / 45.2739111; 21.750528 (estimated)
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production10,000 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008
History
Opened1911

The Dognecea mine is a large open pit mine in the western of Romania in Caraș-Severin County, 23 km west of Reșița and 509 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Dognecea represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 9 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 10,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Industria in Transilvania interbelica" (PDF) (in Romanian). BCU Cluj. 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-01.