Băișoara mine

The Băișoara mine is a large open pit mine in the north-western of Romania in Cluj County, 60 km south of Cluj-Napoca and 466 km north-west of the capital, Bucharest. Băișoara represents one of the largest iron ore reserves in Romania having estimated reserves of 6 million tonnes of ore.[1] The mine produces around 50,000 tonnes of iron ore/year.[1]

Băișoara mine
Location
LocationBăișoara
CommuneCluj County
CountryRomania
Production
ProductsIron ore
Production50,000 tonnes of iron ore
Financial year2008

References

  1. "Regional setting and geochronology of the La Banatitic Magmatic and Metallogenetic Belt" (PDF). geo.edu.ro. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-09.

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